“One thing more,” said Andy. “Where did you leave those drivers?”
“At Maddock’s roadhouse,” said Sedley. “But I reckon they are not there now. Most likely they are out looking for the teams and wagons.”
CHAPTER XII
THE CAVE IN THE WOODS
Leaving the Pornell students prisoners in the old cottage, Andy and Jack hurried to the barn. There were all of the horses, tied up in the stalls and in the portion devoted in years gone by to threshing. They had suffered no injury and had been fed from bags of oats taken along by the drivers.
“We’ll take them over to the wagons and hitch them up,” said the young major. “There is no use of reporting to Captain Putnam. We can bring the wagons right in with us.”
His chum was willing, and in a few minutes they had the animals out of the barn. They were ordinary work horses, so there was small danger of their running away.
“I think we can manage them,” said the young major. “I’ll lead the bunch and you can follow them.”
Thus the start was made through the woods, and before long they came in sight of the four wagons, with Pepper and Stuffer on guard. The latter was munching on some cake he had managed to locate in a box on one of the wagons.
“Hello, if they haven’t found the horses!” cried Pepper joyfully. “This is famous!”
“Where did you locate them?” questioned Stuffer, hiding the cake from the young major.