Its tail flicked in anger. Powerful muscles quivered along the tawny flank. “Run!” Frank yelled. Whirling, he made it back down the steep hill-side in half a dozen leaps. Joe followed. Grabbing the tools the brothers had left at the bottom, the boys spun around to defend themselves. The commotion had wakened Chet who jumped to his feet with a “Good—night!” and dashed off. But the big wildcat did not follow the boys. Apparently satisfied that its snarl had frightened her enemies away, the animal leaped down from the ledge and entered the cave. “That’s probably a female who has young ones inside the cave,” Frank said. “No wonder she was so angry.” “We found out what we wanted to know, anyhow,” said Joe. “Nobody’s been hiding in there.” The three boys trekked through the woods, keeping their eyes open for any kind of clue to the missing men. They came to a tumble-down shack and searched it thoroughly. They found nothing suspicious. By this time Chet had had enough sleuthing for the day.
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