Nor did he afterward refer to it, though the
four friends had few secrets from each other. From that time on Frank's
queerness had increased, until, on the return of the chums from New
York, where Ned's disappearance was cleared up, his conduct caused his
friends some anxiety.
"There must be some secret in Frank's life," thought Ned. "The letter
from Wright & Johnson, his growing queerness, and now the strange talk of
these men, all point to that. I wish I had found out who they were. Maybe
they are going to do Frank some harm!"
He paused, with half a mind to go back and see if he could learn the
identity of the men. Then he reflected it would not be wise to be caught
by them playing the spy.
"I'll tell the fellows about it," Ned thought. "Maybe we can find out
what it means. I wonder if I had better tell Frank? I guess I'll not
until I consult Bart and Fenn. Frank didn't tell us about the letter, and
perhaps he would not like it if he found out I had discovered something,
though, to be sure, it's not much."
Thus pondering over what he had heard, Ned hurried on, and, in a little
while was at the barn, where the feasting was still in progress.
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