"Wot are ye a-goin' to do about it when ye git back?" continued the old hunter.
"I don't know yet," said Joe. "The main thing is to get back in time for that baseball game."
"When does the game come off?"
"Three o'clock."
"Humph! you'll have a right smart hustle to git to Lakeport by three o'clock," said Runnell, after consulting his watch. "Might do it if ye had an extry fast nag, or one of them steam launches."
"I was thinking I might hire a horse over to Dotter's farm," came from Fred.
"Don't think ye can."
"Why not?"
"I saw Dotter drivin' up to Brookside early this morning. He had two horses hitched to his wagon, an' I don't think he has any more'n that."
At this both Joe and Fred gave a groan.