Four Boy Hunters; Or, The Outing of the Gun Club
made rapid progress when once they had caught the stroke. Sim
l good start of us," remarked the farmer
fore long, if he sticks to the
ad brung a
s comment. "And that reminds me," he added to his c
pistols," came from Whopper. "Maybe he will try to
groaned Simon Lundy. "I--I don
d Giant. "We can pretend that
on the smooth-flowing river. About a mile was covered,
e's gone now," he added, as the craft shot b
hen the boat again came into full view and they could see that it was their
is!" was
pull!" call
chanced to look back and saw them. He was evidently chagrined, and with
Shep. "Stop,
o reach the river bank. He sent the rowboat in among the bushes w
mon Lundy. Give m
egro, and showed a big horse-pistol. "If y
farmer, and fell f
ew not what to do. In that space of time the negr
t ye sure!" said Simon Lund
ne," annou
hings safe?" aske
other. All made a hasty examination and found everything intact. Even the
he'd get time later to go through our belongings." An
d he did not want to follow the negro, since th
ur boys went on a hunt, leaving the cowardly farmer to watch the two boats. The boys went deep
rd now and keep out of
t show himself ag
le you are at it, Whop
u think he w
may see hi
Simon Lundy had hidden himself behind some bushes. He came
g to chew you up," answered Wh
n Lundy. "Sa-say, hadn'
ore," said Snap, who was disgusted with the cowar
be I a-goi
k," answered Snap, shortly
etle,
hep, and leaped into the rowbo
culated Pop Lundy, in fresh alarm. "
the spot as best he could, fearful, evidently, that the
nt, when Simon Lundy was out of hearing.
fit and die
they were soon on their way, Shep and Giant taking the o
our outing is starting
it is goi
apple. "We'll strike several weeks of rain, and not get a shot at anything larg
as cheerful as a funeral. We are going to have nothing but sunshine, and
p. "You have gotten in
nd it wo
f a time. We are going to strike an old lodge in the wood--some an
next to the school," broke in Shep. "Say, cut out the fairy tales and get
rom Whopper. "I knew I was getting hollow somewh
from Snap. "Our time
't got t
Shep. "Our family once went there for a picnic. There's a good
in the irrepressible Whopper. "I do love a picnic ground wh
e-root sticking out of the river bank. Beyond was a cleared space and a semi-circle of stones with a pole in two notched
l have our sandwiches, cake and some hot coffee. It will be different wh
put in Whopper. "Just wait ti
ns away from," said Shep
oy their first meal in the open. The adventures of the morning had given them all
thing for supper and for breakfast, you know. Aft
of an hour, then arose, cleaned up th
cried Shep. "May we reach th