Like the famous soldiers who marched up the hill and then marched down again, the Go Ahead boys without protest on the part of any member of the party retraced their way to the road and silently took their places in the car.
Conversation lagged and when at last they arrived at George’s home they left the car in the garage and then quickly entered the house.
When they came into the room where the lights were shining they stared blankly at one another for a moment and then laughed loudly.
“What a pack of brave fellows we are, aren’t we?” said George.
“We are going to find out about that old house,” declared John quietly.
To the surprise of the boys George’s father had arrived during their absence. He was an interested listener to the story which the boys had to relate, although none of them detected the sly glance which passed between him and George. Evidently there was something understood by them which was unknown to the others.
“Yes,” said Mr. Sanders when the boys were seated in the room. “There have been some strange occurrences in this part of the country from the days when it was first settled.”
“I guess that’s so,” said Grant. “We were hearing about the young fellow who was captured up here in the Ramapo Pass in the Revolution.”
“Do you mean young Montagnie?”
“We don’t know his name,” replied Grant, “but it was the one who was used by Washington as a messenger without his understanding it.”