But when the boy came out of the bushes it was not Trouble. It was Henry Simpson, a playmate of Trouble’s, though somewhat older.
“Oh, Henry, have you seen Trouble?” asked Ted.
“Yes, I saw him,” said Henry, who was not much of a talker. You had to ask a separate question for everything you wanted Henry to tell you.
“You saw Trouble! Where is he?” cried Janet.
“Over there,” and Henry pointed to a little gully in the woods where, during the spring rains, a stream flowed.
“What’s he doing there?” asked Janet, while Ted started on a run for the place pointed out by Henry.
“He’s chasin’ a squirrel,” added the other boy.
“Chasing a squirrel?” cried Janet. “Why, he never can catch a squirrel, and he oughtn’t to try. He might get hurt. Why didn’t you tell him he couldn’t catch a squirrel, Henry?”
“I did tell him,” and Henry grinned.
“What did he say?” asked Janet, as she followed Ted across the path toward the gully.