"Hello!" called Slugger coolly. "We've been looking for you fellows."
"Looking for us!" exclaimed Fred.
"Yes, we found out you were not at the hotel, and so we thought you must be somewhere around town."
"What do you want of us?" demanded Jack suspiciously.
"We came to see you on Gabe Werner's account," answered Nappy. As he spoke he showed that he was nervous.
"On Gabe Werner's account! What do you mean?"
"I guess you had better ask Gabe about that," answered Slugger. "He's very anxious to see all of you—wants to see you this evening, too."
"Where is he?"
"We left him at a house up on the Derrickville road. It's about half a mile or so out of town," answered Slugger.
"Is he sick?" questioned Fred.