“All right, you may go if you want to. Only take good care of yourselves.”
So the matter was arranged, and in less than half an hour later the four Rovers, accompanied by Spouter, Gif, and Walt Baxter, set off into the forest.
CHAPTER XXII
AT THE RIFLE RANGES
It did not take the cadets long to reach the place where Randy said he had noticed the two strangers. Here, to the surprise of the Rovers and their chums, they discovered a faint trail leading north and south through the forest.
“The men must have been following this footpath,” remarked Fred. “Now then, Randy, which way were they headed?”
“They were headed north,” was the reply.
They found that following the footpath was by no means easy. It led in and out among big trees and around various clumps of bushes, and more than once they found themselves in a hollow where going was exceedingly treacherous. Then in spots they had to climb over the rough rocks.