"Yes, there was. But when he first came he rode down on a horse from Hammonton."
"Yes, yes. Go on. And later——"
"He used to come around the camp for food. It was when you first came on the job. But he bought it and paid for it."
"I don't care about that. Where was he hiding?"
"Back in the woods. He used to sleep in the old tool house down by the cedar swamp."
Peter was now on edge with excitement.
"Do you think he'd be likely to take Beth there?"
"How should I know? Maybe he took her to Hammonton or Egg Harbor."
"No. He wouldn't have had time. Where's this tool house?"
"About half a mile from the mills."