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The boys stiffened into attention, listening intently for the faintest sound. At first they could hear nothing more than the whisper of the wind in the trees, and then, so faintly as to be almost inaudible, they did catch a rustling in the grass, that told of the approach of someone.
"That man -- he's coming back! " said Frank softly.