CHAPTER III. 

ON A LUMBER RAFT. 

"You think you saw Arnold Baxter?" demanded Tom. 

"Yes, I saw Arnold Baxter, just as plain as day." 

"Sam, you must be--" 

"No, I am not dreaming. It was Arnold Baxter, true enough. As soon as he saw I had spotted him he drew out of sight." 

"But we thought he was dead--buried under that landslide out in Colorado." 

"We didn't find his body, and he isn't dead. Why, I would never make a mistake in that rascal's face, never," and Sam shook his head to emphasize his words. 

"Was Dan with him?" 

"I didn't see the son." 

"If it was really Arnold Baxter we ought to let the authorities know at once, so that they can arrest him for getting out of prison on that bogus pardon." 

"Yes, and we ought to let father know, too, for you may be sure Baxter will do all he can to get square with us for keeping the Eclipse mining claim out of his grasp." 

"He can't do anything about that claim now. Our claim is established by law, and he is nothing but an escaped jailbird. But I agree he may give us lots of trouble in other directions. I presume he would like to see us all hung for the way we got ahead of him and his tools." 

"If the steamer wasn't so far off we might hail her," continued Sam, but this was now out of the question. 

Both lads were very much disturbed, and with good reason. Arnold Baxter had been an enemy to Mr. Rover for years, and this meant a good deal when the desperate character of the man was taken into consideration. He was a well-educated fellow, but cruel and unprincipled to the last degree, and one who would hesitate at nothing in order to accomplish his purpose. 
Who was Rover's enemy?
Who was believed to be dead?
How did he die?
How did they believe he died?
Where?
Who was his child?
Was he seen?
What did he escape from?
What did they keep from him?
Who was disturbed?
Was this reasonable?
Was he smart?
Who saw the man presumed dead?
Was it a dream?
Who was not dreaming?
What was bogus?
Who should be notified right away?
And which relative?
What type of claim was it?
Why was Sam's head shook?
Arnold Baxter
Arnold Baxter had been an enemy to Mr. Rover for years
Arnold Baxter
But we thought he was dead
He didn't
We didn't find his body, and he isn't dead
Buried under a landslide
buried under that landslide out in Colorado
In Colorado
ut we thought he was dead--buried under that landslide out in Colorado
Dan
"Was Dan with him?" 

"I didn't see the son." 
No
I didn't see the son
Prison
so that they can arrest him for getting out of prison on that bogus pardon.
The Eclipse mining claim
 the Eclipse mining claim
Both lads.
Both lads were very much disturbed
Yes
Both lads were very much disturbed, and with good reason
Yes
He was a well-educated fellow
Sam
"Yes, I saw Arnold Baxter, just as plain as day." 

"Sam, you must be--"
unknown
unknown
Sam claimed he was not dreaming.
No, I am not dreaming.
The pardon that got Arnold out of jail.
they can arrest him for getting out of prison on that bogus pardon
The authorities
If it was really Arnold Baxter we ought to let the authorities know at once
Their father
Yes, and we ought to let father know
Eclipse mining claim
Eclipse mining claim
To emphasize his words.
Sam shook his head to emphasize his words. 