“Those Indians came here looking for someone,” Brad told him. “When you mentioned the sand-painting and the cave, you evidently gave them just the clues they needed.”
“And now they’re on the way to find that cave,” Dan added. “If they should find the man they’re looking for there—wow! Fireworks!”
“Gee, I didn’t know,” Red mumbled. “I’m sorry.”
Brad thought fast. He handed the grocer the list of supplies, asking him to fill the order as quickly as he could.
“We’ve got to get out to the camp right away,” he told the other two Cubs. “White Nose and Eagle Feather are looking for trouble. If they find the cave and the medicine man they’re after, there’s no telling what they may do! We’ve got to get there first and warn him!”
CHAPTER 15
THE MAN IN THE CAVE
Now that it was too late to recall the information so carelessly given, Red was distressed by his slip of tongue.
“What’ll we do?” he asked helplessly. “Can’t we stop those Indians?”
Dan already had rushed to the grocery store door. By this time the two Indians were across the street, walking very rapidly. He called to them, but they paid no heed.
“We’ve got to find either Mr. Hatfield or Mr. Holloway right away,” he declared. “If we don’t—well, Brad’s right—no telling what may happen.”