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

though it did not bring any immediate result. Accordingly, he again brought hi

Bluff. "I can hear somebody shuffling

omehow this struck Frank as rather queer. Why should any one living so far away f

or sneak thieves away up in this part of the country," whispere

d enter against the will of the inmates. It made him think of one of the old feudal castles he had lately been reading ab

rst Frank imagined it might belong to Aaron himself. Then he discovered his mistak

ock as Frank had given might have seemed backed by authority. When she discovered just t

ked a little sharply, as though annoyed bec

mping for our holidays down in the old cabin on the Point. We ran out of

n as Aaron Dennison in all the wide world. It was his intention to appear as though he looked upon this place as an ordinary f

in the negative. Bluff grunted to himself. He took that as a bad sign, and immediately

itated; "she's got her orders. Old Aaron doesn't fancy boys, I guess. We'll be mighty lucky if

housekeep

u have heard of him. He has lived here almost alone for many years now, and will brook no intrusion. That is w

ank, who imagined the old housekeeper was inclined to be human, but having her

t he will be very much annoyed. He would never brook intruders, and has a vi

ent on squeezing the orange dry, and not throwing the skin away as l

inute longer. Even now he may have heard the knock, and come to investigate. It is most unusual;

the astonished, as well as amused, campers,

e. "Listen to her pushing that monster bolt into its socket. Gee whiz! I never knew before I looked so dangerous.

r staying here any longer after having the doo

back curiously over their shoulders several times, for they

to have him get a picture of the place as we see it now. Then if ever we happen to h

osed grounds belonging to the estate when a strange sound came stealing to their ears. Both b

ank?" demanded Bluff, turning his face, marked b

u think first,"

o queer. If this were the middle of the night now I might mention ghosts, because

aughed

at night, we'll have to look somewhere else for our explanation. Now I've known a chained dog to make a n

urged Bluff. "And if they did have one wouldn't h

e been a donkey braying either, because we know how they drag it out. Besides un

inging the loose board aside. "I wonder if old Aaron learned of our being there, and gave t

ekeeper said," replied Frank, although secretl

round in hopes of finding out what that queer noise, almos

d at the Dennison place has ended in smoke. We'll have to settle on trying at that village we can see

cause we just can't keep house withou

ture. In his active mind he began immediately to picture all sorts of exciting things happening on

w it instead of keeping down the stream with its zigzag course. Sure enough it took them directly to C

has come along this way every once in a while, because

ce comes down for a swim, or to look after some ni

of their little adventure in detail, for the benefit of those wh

Frank," he told the other seriou

ly, as if even then entertaining some thought of a second trip to the

ke to the distant village on the next day. Whenever he had a t

other, "and since there was nothing doing up at the Dennison ranch, why, o

reckon it is?" asked

pair of small but powerful glasses. They may help you figure it out, and

s, and when he returned he and Jerr

ne, and concluded it would be a pretty long row in case they chanced to m

th some sort of sail. Then should they be favored with a wind s

hift mast and sail out of such material as they could find. It was hardly likely to pass muste

row was apt to bring forth. Jerry and Bluff entertained high hopes that they were bound to