Thus urged, the Cubs made a dash for the clump of foliage.
CHAPTER 9
A Neglected Duty
Surrounding the area from which the arrows had been shot, the Cubs closed in.
But, after whipping through the bushes, they were unable to find the mysterious archer.
“The fellow knew we would be after him,” Brad remarked, carefully looking about on the ground for telltale clues. “He must have run off the moment he shot the arrows.”
“He’s good too,” spoke up Ross. “Better than our champion, Dan Carter.”
From the Den 1 boy’s tone, it was evident that he still smarted under loss of the star role in the play. Dan, however, refused to be annoyed.
“He’s a lot better shot than I am,” he agreed.
“We ought to find him and let him take the part,” Ross went on, determined to make the Den 2 boy feel uncomfortable. “He’d show us some real shooting.”
“I wish we could trail him,” Dan replied. “He’d be an asset to our play.”