ress down the road in spite of his halting gait. "But come on," Alice resumed, "we'll tell the men, and they can do as they like."
The two sisters hurried back to the farmhouse, and the message they delivered caused some excitement For all were more or less interested in the mysterious man.
Sandy, Russ and Paul at once hurried out, and went in the direction where Alice and Ruth had last seen the man. The girls, including Miss Pennington and Miss Dixon, also went out to see what success should attend the efforts of the young men. But it was the same as before—there was no sign of the man. This was not strange, though, considering that he might have slipped off at either side of the road, and gone into hiding in the fields, or in a patch of woodland nearby.
"Guess we'll have to give it up," said Russ, as he and the others turned back. "I'd like to find out who he is, though."
"Do you suppose he could be one of those men who tried to get your patent?" asked Alice. "I mean, he might be disguised."
"I hardly think so," was the answer of the young moving picture operator. "Besides, my patent is fully protected now. They couldn't make anything out of that."
