The Outdoor Chums; Or, The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club

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of the hunt, falling over the long box in whi

save for a few fag-ends of canvas brought alon

as he scrambled up, and went limping after t

lt. He had evidently made haste to scuttle

me little time, started to return to t

asked Frank, as t

eagerly ahead; "last I saw of him he was taking a

t's your hurry, Bluff?" continued Frank, noticing tha

standing against a t

so anxious to get my hands on that chump who bombarded our camp. I guess yo

dog. Like as not that coon is hiding somewhere und

th the othe

ry blaze was seen

y could see him bending ove

ight," said Bluff,

een hurt, boys," declared Frank, with a touch of anxiety

ppened to you, old fellow? Did one of those rocks hit home, or was it t

hing wildly about the camp as

t I'd better come back and put some witch-hazel on the bruise," explained the other, turn

ought one had me nailed when I fell over that thing 'ker chunk,'" he continu

gone!" shouted Blu

one?" ech

illy thing for me to run off in that way and le

an to say you can't fin

was just dreaming of what great things I meant to do with that splen

strangely missing weapon, even the limping Jerry seeming as

he blankets in the tents, but not a sign of

d been left, and so far as they could

r," remarked Frank, when they w

I ever heard of

hing must have taken wings and sailed away," grunted

ck out Bluff's gun of t

t that crowd noticed what a bully gun I carried, when we passed them on the

rocks-"

x us away for a short time. And the worst of it is the game worked only to

me of mind. Evidently it would have gone hard with any one of Andy Las

give us any information on t

e. Perhaps he even grab

k, please," exclai

up here; the coast is cle

t his mouth, after the

these words

ried Will, pointing

in his hands?" gasp

an see," repl

d wrung his hand

eauty again. Might as well give up and go back

knows but that we may find a chance to recover

our gun is all safe and sound. Why, what can

for you to do. There'll be fish and game to clean, and dishes to wash while Toby is busy at

dignant look. He did not seem in

ged darkey had

ng-gun, Toby?" demanded B

askils wot trowed dat stone at me. I war just a-wishin' I had a gun along. Would

ee them then?"

did, Mars

there?" came th

'streperous root she keeled me ober. W'en I gits up agin dey had gone.

doubt he had been cowering close to the ground in mortal fear t

them have a gun?"

pression at de time dat creeper done trip me up. It's lucky m

es me so mad just to think one of that crowd may

hippies singing for joy," declared Jerry. "Now they'll have a cha

our sneers. You just thought I'd beat you out in making a record. Wait! I'm goin

ok of determination on hi