"Don't you think Ruth had better see a doctor?" suggested Spouter.
"By all means. We'll get back to town just as soon as we possibly can. He can probably give her some sort of ointment that will relieve the pain and take away the inflammation."
By this time the others were coming up. The news that Ruth had received a dose of pepper in her eyes excited everybody.
"Gabe Werner ought to be put in jail for this," said Martha.
"Isn't it the most dreadful thing you ever heard of!" came from May.
The excitement was so intense that for the time being the boys forgot all about Bill Glutts. As a consequence when they turned to where they had left that unworthy, Glutts had disappeared.
"Well, he got a good beating, anyhow," said Randy. "I think that will teach him to leave our stuff alone after this."
At first some of the boys were inclined to make another hunt for Werner and Glutts. They knew the bullies must have come to the island in some kind of a boat.
"If we can find their boat we can take it with us," said Spouter. "Then they can either stay on the island or try to swim ashore."
"We can't waste any more time," declared Jack. "We must get Ruth to a doctor. And I'd like to see a doctor myself. My eyes feel terribly scratchy."