“It’s very strange,” exclaimed Charley. “He was close behind me when we chased the wild-cat into those weeds.”
“Has anybody seen him since?” asked Harry.
HUNTING FOR A WILD-CAT IN CHAMBLY CASTLE.
Nobody had seen him.
“Then,” said Harry, “the wild-cat has carried him off, or killed him.”
“Nonsense!” exclaimed Charley; “a wild-cat isn’t a tiger, and couldn’t carry off a small baby. Joe must be trying to play a trick on us.”
“Let’s go back and pay no attention to him,” suggested Tom. “I don’t like such tricks.”
“There’s no trick about it,” said Harry. “Joe isn’t that kind of fellow. Something has happened to him, and we’ve got to look for him till we find him.”