The Boy Chums in the Forest

led with frank admiration for the cleverness with which Ch

e nail on the head this time. I understand, now, why their leader was so anxious to have us move away. They expect t

is to take that convict's advice and move away at once. If we interfere with their plans or e

fiends ambush and murder those unsuspec

. We'll have to outwit them and put the Indians on their guard without letting the convicts suspect that we have had a finger in the pie. It would be

an then?" said

savages coming from the Glades would have to pass us before coming in rifle range of the convicts'

hey would be sure to c

xpected until to-morrow, if that man's remarks are true. Well, beginning to-morrow morning early, one of us will be on that point while daylight lasts,-Indians do not generally travel at night, and

ly. "But let's head for camp now. The othe

lly good-natured face nearly purple with suppressed anger, while, squatting on his heels before the fire, sa

ving a dirty piece of paper. "Read that," he roared, "just brou

paper bag and on it was scrawled in b

move. This is our huntin' ground. For sake of that tobacco, which comes mighty handy, we'll g

d to the impassive redskin. "Tell your leader, that we are figuring on making a move to-morrow," he said, courteously. The Sem

nces. "That means they do not expect them be

claimed the captain, testily, his temper still suffer

picions to him and Chris, and detailed

n as he gave Charley a hearty thump on the back th

h to warn them poor Indians, an' if there's any fightin' we'll sho' help to rid this country of them ornary, low-down, murderin', cut-throa

o his mental powers. But, as a great detective or general sometimes does, Charley had passed over the simple, vital, obvious point

said Walter, "so let us make a trip to that po

move against us until to-morrow, so I guess it will be safe for all of us to go

up some lunch," said Chris, his face falling. "Golly,

th boyish enthusiasm. "For one day let's all be just like the Indians

in fresh spots, and, with guns over shoulders, our party followed their point in to shore, then struc

their own point, but som

the marshes and river towards the Everglades, while those trees will hide the watcher from our point, and of course from the convicts' camp. I have got a big, red, bandanna handkerchief whic

ut to a point by the compass. Steer as you are going, lad, and you'll have sto

is. "Golly, I reckon you-alls don't know wha

got a chance to show our smartness right now. I, for one, am get

ied Walter, "on, noble leader. S

ours closed and quit guying me," Charley retorted. "If not, I shall fe

en moving on while talking and Charley was now leading them into the dense fo

, and maintaining an absolute silence. But although they saw numerous signs of game, both l

arley called a halt. "Now, all of you listen hard as you can

then the captain gave an exclamation of disgust. "

something, but I guess it was o

ley of the little darky, whose

e it out. Don't sound like anything he ever heard, afore. Now hit soun

harley commented. "I guess we'll foll