“Someone was here last night all right,” the cubmaster declared.
“And someone’s here now,” murmured Brad, peering intently down into a clump of bushes directly behind the dead ashes of the camp fire. “We’re being watched by a man who’s hiding there in the foliage!”
CHAPTER 4
SUSPICION
Brad’s observation caused the other Cubs to glance alertly toward the clump of bushes. Distinctly, they could see a crouching figure among the leaves.
“Someone is hiding there!” cried Red.
His words carried across the chasm and to the man who squatted close against the wall of the cliff.
As the Cubs watched, the bush moved convulsively. They saw the shadowy figure retreat behind the screen of foliage, and finally disappear on a trail.
“You scared him away, Red!” Dan exclaimed. “Who was he, anyhow?”
“Maybe the person who carved that grotesque face in the clay wall,” commented Brad. “Whoever he was, he didn’t want us to see him.”
“Let’s go after him,” urged Chips, eager for action. “How about it?”