"Mebby they have, but that confounded Matt King is the sort o' cat we never know which way he's goin' ter jump. If that kid wasn't stringin' us, I'll bet money the feller that got him ter git writin' material, an' then ter take a letter to the La Grange postoffice, addressed ter King, was Brady."
"Why should Brady be writin' ter King? He hates him down ter the ground."
"Brady would do anythin' ter beat our game."
"Then, if ye're so sure Brady's in the ole quarry, let's find him an' have it out with him, right here."
"That's the thing fer us ter do—only thing we can do, now."
The two men started out of the shadow of the trees in the direction of the railroad track and the quarry. A wagon road followed the track, and before they had reached the road, the chugetty-chug of an automobile, rapidly approaching, struck on their ears.
"Get back ter the trees!" muttered Whipple. "Here comes an automobile, an' it won't do fer us ter be seen."
They scrambled back into the dark shadows of the trees. Crouching there, they waited and watched.
The automobile was coming at a good clip along the road, and could be seen to contain two men. To the surprise and consternation of Pete and Whipple, the machine slowed to a halt just between the trees and the track.
"Thunder!" gasped Pete; "that move don't mean any good ter us. I don't like the way things is movin' ternight. What d'ye think them dubs is up to?"