Here Dick Haddon discovered him at about four o'clock.
Dick was leading a select party at the time, with the intention of reconnoitring old Jock Summers's orchard in view of a possible invasion at an early date; but when he saw Harry in the distance he immediately abandoned the business in hand.

An infamous act of desertion like this would have brought down contempt upon the head of another, and have earned him some measure of personal chastisement; but Dick was a law unto himself.
'So long, you fellows,' he said.
'Why, where yer goin' ?' grunted Jacker Mack.
''Cross to Harry Hardy.

He's down by that ole white gum.' 'Gosh! so he is.

I say, we'll all go.' 'No, you won't.

Youse go an' see 'bout them cherries.