Feeling very annoyed at having been so rudely dismissed, the two boys started away. They rounded a point in the road which blocked off their view of the gardener and the tool house.
“That stupid lug!” Brad snorted. “He’s afraid we’ll make him look bad!”
As the boy spoke the words, an object whizzed through the air. Flying high above his head, it lodged in a tree at the side of the lane.
“What was that?” Brad demanded, startled.
“An arrow!” Dan exclaimed. “Say! Someone is using us for a target! We’d better take cover!”
CHAPTER 8
Expert Shooting
Rather alarmed, Brad and Dan looked quickly behind them.
The roadway was clear. Nor could they see anyone hiding in the bushes. They were certain however, that the arrow had been shot from that direction.
“It’s a joke, I guess,” Brad said a bit unnerved. “Either that, or the gardener is taking this way of getting even.”
After a moment, the boys went over to the tree and pulled out the arrow from the tree where it had lodged.