“I say there! Wait a minute! Have you seen a lost boy?”
He made his voice heard above the rattle of the hay wagon. From in front came a call:
“Whoa!”
The horses came to a stop.
“What’s that?” asked Mr. Armstrong, looking around the front edge of the hay.
“My little son William is missing,” said Mr. Martin. “Did you see anything of him along the road?”
Anxiously Mrs. Martin waited for the answer.
“No, I didn’t see him!” said Mr. Armstrong.
Mrs. Martin seemed on the edge of tears when Ted gave a sudden shout.
“Maybe he’s up on the load of hay where we can’t see him!” he exclaimed.