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There was no sign of Frank. I figured now that Scout and Merle had showed up and saved our lives, Frank might come out of whatever hole he’d been hiding in and tell us of his exploits.
We made our way back through the cave and down to the camp, which was now ours. I looked for some sign of John Buffalo, but couldn’t find any. If he’d followed Hap into the cave, he would have to be somewhere.
Jeffers had taken to following me around like a puppy. I think he was undone by not having Lyle yelling at him all the time. Even if it took him a minute to come around, in the end, Jeffers had decided to be a good guy, and I hoped to make his decision a good one. As for Lyle, he must have followed us into the cave when we’d made our escape. But I’m guessing he got lost or confused in there becau
