Whatever the moving object was, it appeared to be half a mile away up the straight, dust-covered road.
"Until we find out what it is," Dick suggested, "I believe that tree climbing will prove healthful exercise."
Quickly they moved the push cart a little to one side of the road. Then they ran for trees, but every member of Dick & Co. retained his hold on his bludgeon.
The dust cloud was coming nearer. From the elevation of his perch in a tree Dick soon discovered and announced:
"It's a horse and wagon coming this way."
"Maybe it's the officers returning from the hunt," suggested Reade, who was on a lower limb of the next tree.
"There's only one man in the wagon, and he's whipping up the horse,"
Dick announced.
"There are good enough reasons for the man wanting his horse to hurry," chuckled Danny.
"Maybe the dog is in pursuit now," hinted Darrin.
Dick, who had the best view of the road to the westward, peered carefully.