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

uted Andy, dodging behin

ried another, thr

ir guns leveled, and besides, the latter was encumbered with his camera, so t

open up!" c

d presently it was shoved aside, with the ax still

is take the cake?" exclaimed a familiar voice,

here?" dema

the voice of the

had by this

ke to know, to be treated like dogs? First there was that Bluff Masters a-walkin' in here an' accusing us of s

the watch, and whenever he thought he saw one of those weapons poi

of rocks came in on us and we rushed out to find the fellow who sent them. He thought it was one of your

ckoned to Jerry to make a start out of the cabin, whi

d that unless we handed it over he'd show us. Say, we couldn't stand for that, so we just sailed in and made him a prisoner. We di

oo glad to do. We only w

a shout of alarm from the boys about t

and I bet it's a da

onsidered a good chance to get a picture of the group, and touched of

ound, under the impression that some one had fired at them; st

ure enough to scare anybody out of a year's gr

to try and rush forward

ir of determination abo

id not

y and Bluff had j

nfinement; indeed, he was grinning as though the scar

we didn't mean to have any trouble with you, if we cou

Frank had said, "it's a case of million

nd thank you for the gr

his hand mockingl

ingly for a short distance, but every time one of the two armed lads turned there was a sudden scatterin

back," announced

you to come in there

ld of Jerry's unwillin

unusually modest, for

fun of you so much. Anyhow, it was just bully, that's what. Talk about your earthquakes and cyclone

I just wanted to get that crowd in some outlandish a

t you, Bluff?

had any reason to expect. We mixed up some i

untering into that camp and taking them all on. Accused them of stealing,

ot," admitted Bl

ise like,

ne could sneak in and take a coveted article-and what more natural than that my ne

nce than that, I'd be a little slow about accus

k just then as if he fancied they might be

s of the gun while there

kely to stick my own property under my nose, would t

, sooner or later. I have heard of just such queer freaks happening in camp. Now,

us, it was burned, and tasted horrible. Not one in that crowd knows the first thi

er. There, isn't that the fire th

ourself first, Frank. Th

s, and we'll be there

hurri

omehow don't seem able to clap my eyes o

he? The fire is burning

ound somewhere,

afraid when we were starting out. Said something abo

p. I believe the coon is hiding in one of the tents, afraid to show

her la

give poor old Uncle Toby away like that But we're getting close to the

is going to happen to a respectable col

bunch, now he wants to take on poor harmless old Uncle Toby Washington Low. Perhaps after all, it's just as well such a blood-thirsty c

w it. I wouldn't lay a single finger on old Toby's whi

n our camp, boys!" ejacul

d Frank, his intere

there it is again, over just beside the nearer

ll saw

ikes me that it must be an animal of som

pe it hasn't devoured po

t a bit-right above where the thing is jumping about as if worrying somet

y that's old Toby sitting up the

ildcat, worrying over our fine ham," remarked F