SCARING OFF THE ENEMY
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"I'm agreeable to anything," were Tom's words.
"If we stay here we want to remain on guard," said Dick. "Merrick may take it into his head to come back."
An hour later found the three Rover boys encamped in a small opening to one side of the forest trail. They made beds for themselves of some soft brushwood, and it was decided that one should remain on guard while the other two slept.
"Each can take three hours of guard duty," said Dick. "That will see us through the night nicely," and so it was arranged.
