“Well, what do you make of this?” asked Teddy of his chums.
“You’ve got me,” replied Dick. “Fatty Nolan? Who is he, anyhow?”
“I never saw him before,” said Joe. “He must have just come to Oakdale.”
“He seems friendly enough,” said Lucy.
“Didn’t he talk fast!” laughed Margie. “And isn’t he fat?”
“His name sure fits him!” agreed Teddy. “But I’d like to know how many wild animals there are running loose around here? First we see a deer and now Fatty Nolan tells us about a steer.”
“I think it’s the same thing,” suggested Joe. “The man must have said deer and Fatty took it to be steer.”
“Having seen the man with a lasso,” spoke Dick, “Fatty would naturally think of a runaway steer. But I believe the man must have said deer. You’re right, Joe.”
“Then he’s after the deer,” Teddy remarked. “And I guess that’s about the end of the mystery.”
“If the man catches him,” said Joe. “He might not, you know. That deer is a fast runner.”