CHAPTER XXII
AMONG THE OIL WELLS
"Did you see those fellows?" exclaimed Randy, after the automobile truck had rumbled out of sight.
"I did," answered Jack. "They were Tate and Jackson."
"Can they be going up to the Lorimer Spell claim?" exclaimed Fred.
"It's possible."
"I don't think they saw us," put in Andy, lacing up his shoe again.
"No, they didn't seem to look this way at all. And, anyhow, they were too busy talking to notice," answered Jack.
The four Rovers continued on their way, following the automobile. Occasionally they met other automobiles, as well as wagons, some piled high with oil-drilling machinery. Then they came to a place where a pipe line was being constructed.
"We are certainly in the oil fields," announced Jack. "See all the derricks in the distance?"