With his eyes bent on the ground he hurried on, following the man
ahead of him. There was a little confusion, caused by some of the
patients stopping to stare at Frank, and two attendants came up on the
run. One of them saw the boy standing beside the big tree.
"Go away from here at once!" he commanded. "This is private property, and
you are liable to arrest for trespassing. Don't let me catch you here
again. Go, I say!"
The man's tone was so menacing, and he spoke with such authority that,
for a moment, Frank was frightened. Then he began to realize that he had
no right where he was.
With another glance at the patient, whose face had so startled him, Frank
turned and went back into the woods. The march of the unfortunate one was
resumed, and the keepers, seeing there was no further trouble, resumed
their places. The one who had warned Frank remained for a few minutes,
gazing at the spot in the woods where the boy had disappeared.
"Guess I can't stay there to-night," Frank murmured as he made off
through the fast-darkening forest. "I wonder what I had better do?"
He paused and, through the trees caught sight of something that gave him
hope.
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