The boys held their breath. What if this might be the owner of the park,
who would object to their taking the evergreens?
It was well the automobile had been left in a secluded spot. Perhaps the
woman would go off without discovering them.
A light carriage entered the driveway. The woman stopped to give some
directions. The driver seemed to hesitate. She was urging him to go toward
the castle, and he evidently wanted to go out on the main road.
"That driver's old Abe," declared Roger, "the fellow from the station."
"It sure is," answered Ned; "but don't speak so loud."
"And he wants to go to the station, which I wish he would do promptly,"
observed Roland, in some suspense.
"But she wants him to drive up to the house. See, she points that way,"
said Nat.
The woman climbed into the carriage, and the driver turned toward the
castle. The boys prepared to make their escape.
"They'll go out the back way," ventured Nat. "Now's our time!"
At that instant a shrill scream rent the air. It was the same, only much
louder, that had startled the party before.
"The ghost!" gasped Roger, jumping into the car.
The others followed. The carriage had made a quick turn and was now almost
upon them.
Ned put on full speed, and was soon out on the open road.
"What's the answer?" asked Tom, who could not make out what all the fuss
was about.
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