“I thought we’d strike a bear, or something like that,” said Andy.
“I guess you want too much,” answered Fred, with a laugh.
The boys returned to camp while it was still light. All were hungry and immediately set to work to clean some of the fish for supper. They were hard at work at this when they saw a man on horseback riding rapidly toward them.
“That man acts as if he wanted to see us in a hurry,” said Jack, as he straightened up and watched the fellow’s approach.
The man was a stranger to them and eyed them inquiringly as he came closer.
“Are you the Rovers?” he demanded.
“We are,” answered Jack. “What of it?”
“I’ve got bad news for you,” was the man’s answer. “Mr. Tom Rover has been seriously hurt, and the other fellows think you had better come to see him just as soon as possible.”