CHAPTER V
MEETING OLD ENEMIES
“Slugger Brown and Nappy Martell!” The cry came from all of the Rover boys simultaneously.
“What were those fellows doing here?” continued Jack.
“Did they dare to speak to you?” demanded Fred.
“Of course they spoke to us—you can’t stop fellows like Brown and Martell from doing that,” answered Ruth. “But you can be sure we gave them both the cold shoulder.”
“What did they want here?” questioned Jack.
“I don’t know what they wanted or where they came from,” continued Ruth. “Their appearance gave us such a shock we didn’t know what to do at first.”