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

late again and there was nothing to do but to try fishing once more and cook the wild turkey. Snap used a fly this time, and brought up a fine lake trou

exclaimed Giant. "Why, it doesn'

lves," answered Snap. "The time won't g

d of one spot we can

op

t out under the trees, not far from their camp-fire. All

Snap awoke with a sta

him, but he could not

h

is it,

t I want to

do you

oke me up. Did yo

id n

and all stared around them. Nothi

grunted Whopper. "I guess he a

n, and nobody got up until after seven o'clock.

" he shouted. "Co

ap, running forward, f

ld mine?" qu

visitor la

ried the other

have been the no

murmured Snap. "But what kin

Giant. "He rooted among our

. "It's a wonder he didn't try to

gone? Well, I

fish for

rabbits a

t crust

half of t

ation. Evidently the visitor had rooted a

t I think it was

f

than

ueried Whopper, with a shiver, and

or the trees. Helter-skelter the others came af

he fallen one. "Don't--don'

demanded little Giant

, who was grinning bro

was onl

pper. "Do--do you mean t

ere may have been

artered, and tarred and feathered in the bargain,"

d animal has been here and eaten up part of our st

ds and knees. The others began the hunt also, and soon they came upon

ow his voice had something of seriousness i

. "Why, that bear might have

didn't visit us

Perhaps he woke me up and then ran away. I c

as Whopper's comment. "I don't want to sle

er this until we get some sort of a shelte

u raise one corner of the raft up and fix a couple of sticks under it, each fastened to another stick with a strong cord. On the cord you fasten the bait, and then on the top of the raft you pile some heavy stones. When the bear comes he trie

ll make such a trap

s were spent in hunting and fishing. But their luck was good and long before noon they had a dozen fi

ed Snap. "Now let us turn all our attention to the c

htfall they had a rude roof over the posts and had the back logged up to a height of four feet. The next day they went at the task at sunrise, finish

declared Shep. "I am afraid the front wi

mehow," answered

and the roof they thatched with bark, so as to keep out the rain. The floor they covered with pine boughs, piling the boughs high up at the back for a big couch upon which all might rest at night. They

tunately they had a fair supply of fish and game on hand, so nobody had to go forth while the elements raged. They built a camp-fire close

opper, as he gazed out at the rai

it comes," said Shep, philosophically. "We

uring the night and be

er made to order

games played only when they could not go out, and now these pastimes came in very handy. They had checkers and dominos, and a new card ga