"
"I guess you have got there," said the boy, with a laugh. "I am
Jack Dudley, the Leader; you can give it to me."
"All right," replied Pepper, with a sigh of relief; "I got it to
you, anyhow."
"You certainly did," said Jack. "Lucky we brought along a day's
rations. We didn't know how long we might be out. Now," as the
boys got out their supplies from their knapsacks and spread them
out on the rocks, "tell us how you got here." Whereupon Pepper
related the story of his adventures.
"My goodness!" exclaimed Tom, when the story was finished, "I don't
believe it is safe for you to be out alone. What do you say, boys,
don't you think we ought to see him safe home?"
"Sure," agreed the others.
"It's getting dark now," continued Tom, "and there is no telling
what he will find on the road."
So, in spite of Pepper's protests that he was all right and that
once put upon the right road he could take care of himself, the
boys insisted upon escorting him to the outskirts of Creston, which
they reached without further misadventure.
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