Before Grant could reply, suddenly around the corner of the house two men were seen. Both were running swiftly and apparently were unmindful of the presence of the boys.
The two ghostly forms moved swiftly across the intervening field and were apparently running directly toward the automobile in the road.
The sight was more than either Grant or Fred was able to endure. Without another word both leaped from the stone steps and in their swiftest paces ran down the old pathway eager to gain the shelter of the waiting automobile.
“What’s the trouble?” demanded George as his companions joined him. “What’s happened? Is there anything wrong?”
“Don’t talk about it now,” said Fred. “Put on all the speed you have got and we’ll tell you later what happened.”
“I don’t believe there’s any such great need of haste,” said George dryly. “Why not go back and find out what the cause of all the trouble is?”
“You may go if you want to,” retorted Fred, “but I’m not going to try it again to-night.”
“The Go Ahead boys apparently are in motion, but not in the right direction,” suggested George demurely.
“The right direction,” declared Fred, “is straight toward your house.” As he spoke he glanced again at the Meeker place and as he did so discovered the two ghostly forms that were still moving across the field.
“Both of them came out of the house,” he said in a loud whisper, “while we were on the front door-step.”