Four Boy Hunters; Or, The Outing of the Gun Club

ry much discouraged, for the sky was overcas

tart," he grumbled, while on his w

s father. "You can start

ken up by the proposed outing he could scarcely bring himself to listen to

reamed of being in camp, with wolves and bears and deer on all sides of him. Then he dreamed that it began to hail, louder and louder, and he awoke to

anded the small youth. "I've been ready for an hour

d Snap. "Wha

. I wanted to

answered Snap, and hurried into h

heir folks good-by and hurried down to the river. It was a glorious morning,

at. The craft was rather crowded with goods and boys, but the lads made the best of it. Only two could use the oars, so th

had heard about the outing, a

a week," said one bi

l they catch a

se you can't go along,

"When I go out I'll do it in first-class style an

as very much of a dude and always thought himself superior to the regular town boys. He smoked cigarettes and played pool and go

p!" cried Shep. "I don't t

I please," mutter

and he allowed his oar to slip on purpose, sendi

u do such a thing!" and the dudish boy got out a silk handkerc

holding the oar this way and I turned it so, and I--well, I declare, there she goes

ttered the dudish boy, backing away rapidly. "This

ale!" came from Giant, and t

e pan! Ham

e best o

e pan! Ham

good an

ys on the dock took up the darky song, he turned and strod

this?" whispered Whopper, somewhat anxiously

ackbone enough to ma

s mistaken, as we

dock, and with a final wave of the hand t

rom the town, but the river was a winding one, so

g," said Whopper. "It would be a sha

nt. "If anything has been left behind

bushes were thick on either side. They turned in toward the left bank, where the sun w

oned Shep. "There are some big

ch almost threw him overboard. Whopper was sent sprawling

per. "Say, did we str

s going to the

," answered Shep, as

he middle of the stre

the middle of the str

a short distan

?" asked

you when we

field. Beyond this was a fine apple orchard, and looking

take a few alo

orchard?" ques

Snap. "The meanest far

ve us any apples,

lly. "He owes me some, anyway. I once did an errand fo

s us he will

ep our ey

ed ashore. They made their way through the bushes into the orchard proper an

d Shep, biting into one which was extra juicy.

after another the boys got up into the lower branches and then mounted higher

longer be you a-goin'

much alarmed, the four gazed below, to see Pop L

goin' to stay there?" went on the

s cheerfully as he could. "We were just rowin

ind, wasn't it?" said th

d ye can sample thi

s soon stay here," ca

Lundy. "Stealin' a poor man's fruit. Com

d now he shook his c

n apple core drop from his hand. Pop Lundy was loo

fer to put my eye eout, hey? Oh, wait till I g

e agree to pay you for

er an awk

utiously. He was a good deal of a m

fair

whispered Giant. "Let us

d make trouble that way," went on Snap. "He can't

dollar fer the appl

r. "Humph! I can get a barrel

lars fer 'em--they're the best in these air

up," muttered Shep. "Off

direction of the farmhouse, which was

mon! Help me!" came in