The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point; Or, The Golden Cup Mystery

sun ails Will?

's happened to upset him terribly. He looks as if he'd seen a

eing busy just then, had only turned his hea

hey're gone!"

u mean your films?"

reaming, Frank!" and Will began to rub his eyes vigorously, as though by that means he ho

in the bag, are you, Will?" q

I can't understand where these silly things ca

ling to his feet and hurrying over to the other; in whi

a lot of golf balls, a white sweater, and a pair o

pack my films and a few other little things in this new bag, and start out. Then w

inning to frown and look suspiciously at Bluff and Jerry; "nobody her

!" cried Bluff; "for Will here is beginning to have a

he mystery, Frank, if

as anything could well be

l, I happened to notice that the bag he carried was as near like your new one as two peas could be. When

longs to him, doe

his being runner-up in the amateur class of golfers, and that he w

ry much dejected over the unfortunate accident

o hope that chap won't be so mad when he finds out what he's done as to destroy my precious films. What if he went and

omous as all that," returned Frank, "especiall

nk he'll do about it

kick me good and hard. Then I'd set out to get a new sweater and another supply of golf balls. Later on I'd

," was Frank's he

as they looked at first glance. Even if he did lose a week of time, there were plenty of

only you look for it. I'll try to hope for the best after this. My precious films may come back to me agai

ow the chances are he'll grasp the situation at a glance, laugh at his blunder, put your bag safely away, and hustl

nally fastened the bag

wn bag by the time a week or so ha

the most urgent duties. Such things as roof mending and the like could wait for another time

e first thing to-morrow," Frank told them, as the

nd the hole in his roof, although always going to do so; and when they asked why he kept putting it off expl

he boys were beginning to plan just how they meant to store their poss

r camp appetites were already beginning to manifest themselves. They certainly appreciated tha

ral that the talk should be of those earlier events, which have been set down i

None of them expected to obtain a good rest, because the first night out is always a wakeful one on account of strange surroundings. But in

Even Will was not allowed to begin with his beloved photog

and-saw, a hammer, and some nails would not come in amiss when they meant to start ho

Langdon that so often made things much easier for hims

mending the door, and the remainder of the party searching for woo

trips required. So during the entire morning there was more or less hammering and sawing going on that must have

and Frank believed it would turn water in any storm short of a cloud-burst. Then the door also

nd the amateur carpenters who worked on th

me to make a little search for that old boat we were told could be found hidden under a shelving rock near the shore. It hasn't been used for some years, and is

was not until nearly an hour had passed that they discover

that it would afford them more or less pleasure. Its planks had survive

, he realized his work would have to be done at the spot where the boat was fo

t to take me more than a day. Then we can all get together and drag the boat down to the wate

r our use, though splintered

"because I don't think I ever shaped an oar in

to the lake. Frank promised himself the pleasure of following it up

rmit, Aaron Dennison; at least that's what one man told me. Perhaps he'll take it badly when

carrying my camera along with me, because I'd like to snap off the picture of a real hermit. I've

y industrious during their absence. The sleeping quarters were beginni

give us a helping hand," suggested Jerry, "

Frank told him. "Many hands make light work, you kno

b of the bunks. Indeed, considering what poor material

aughed Will, when it was decided there could be nothi

"Every fellow is going to have a square show. Here, I'll hold four splinters of wood

Bluff, "though for my part one b

ad been arranged in sections of two, on account of limited room. Frank, having second

rm blankets, the place began to

eed another bench, because as it is we have to use blocks of wood for seats.

n tripped, and uttered a grunt a

motto says 'three times and out.' So I'll just yank that plank up and settle it dow

tion. Prying up one end of the plank, he managed to get a grip of it, and the

an old rat's nest made years ago, I should thi