He said nothing about robbers, while his father unsaddled his horse and tied the animal snugly to a limb.
Then Pa Padgett put his foot on the hub and sprang into the carriage.
“Is there room for me to stretch myself in here tonight too?”
“Of course there is. But don't you want to see grandma and aunt Krin?”
“Wait till morning. We'll all take an early start. Have they kept well?”
“Everybody's well,” replied Bobaday. “But how did you know we were here?”
“I'd have passed by,” said Pa Padgett, “if I hadn't seen all that white strung along. Been washing clothes?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Then I made out the carriage, and something like a wagon back in the bushes. So I came up to examine.”
“We thought you'd be at the State line,” said Robert.