Conversation ceased and at every garage along the road George stopped and made inquiries concerning the missing automobile.
It was late in the afternoon when the Go Ahead boys turned homeward. Not an inkling had they received of the stolen car. Several times they had been informed that “A good many cars of late have been stolen,” but the knowledge brought neither comfort nor light.
“George,” suggested Fred, “suppose we go home by the road where the old Meeker House is.”
George smiled dryly as he replied, “All right. The way is as short if I turn in there as in any other way. What are you looking for, the ghost of the lost automobile?”
Fred shook his head and did not reply, but when at last in the dusk they drew near the place where the mysterious old house was standing, all were convinced that they heard a faint sound of an automobile horn coming from the place.
CHAPTER XII—A HASTY DEPARTURE
As the speed of the automobile was instantly decreased, Fred said excitedly, “Stop, George! I say it is time for us to find out about this thing and quit all our foolishness.”
“What do you want to do?” demanded George.