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Faswig stepped in front of the boys and so did Felps and Lemon. All three of the men looked ugly, and Snap and Whopper did not know what to do. "Mr. Felps," began Snap, after a painful pause, "I want you to listen to what I have to say. Last night our rowboat with our outfit on board disappeared. I don't know if it drifted off or was stolen.
"If I had them I shouldn't mind the loss of the money so much, although three hundred and fifty dollars is not an amount to be sneezed at." "Can the thief sell the papers to the Felps Lumber Company, father?" asked Snap. "He might do that -if they were mean enough to buy them. But I rather think the Felps folks would be above that -although they are very, very bitter against us.
"Come back here, you young rascals!" cried one of the men of the party. "Come back, I say!" "We are not going back," declared Snap. "Not much," put in Shep. "I'd rather jump overboard." "It served Felps right for being so mean," said Giant. "Just look at all our work gone to waste. It's enough to make one cry." "And such a fine spot as it was, too," said Shep.
"We don't want our stores ruined." "We can thank Mr. Andrew Felps for this experience," grumbled Shep. "I suppose he is snug in our cabin and laughing at us." "He must certainly be in the cabin," said Giant, who had followed the others to the boat. They could do nothing to make themselves comfortable, and so had to simply grin and bear it, which they did with the best grace possible.
"It must be somewhere on this lake." "Make them go away," said Giles Faswig, and then he whispered something in the rich lumber dealer's ear. Whatever he had to tell made Andrew Felps grin. Snap and Whopper saw the whispering and the grin, and instantly they suspected some trick. They well remembered what a rage Faswig had been in when they had refused to let him have any, ammunition.
"I won't talk to you," cried Andrew Felps, savagely. "Leave that deer alone, and get off of my land as quick as you can and stay off!" His manner was so savage and threatening that the young hunters felt compelled to retreat. Yet they were very angry. "Mr. Felps, I think you'll be sorry for this some day," said Snap.
He hardly knew what to say, the meeting was such an unexpected one. "Who is there?" cried out Andrew Felps, and ran around the edge of the rocks. "What, you! Where did you come from?" Andrew Felps was followed by Lush Barrock. When the fellow who had robbed the sawmill saw Snap and his chums he was almost struck dumb. "See here," began Andrew Felps, his face growing dark, "what do you "
"No, sir, I did not," answered Charley. "I know better! I saw you do it!" "You are mistaken, Mr. Felps! I was throwing across the street." "Don't tell me! I know better, Dodge. You hit me and you did it on purpose." At this Snap merely shrugged his shoulders. "I'll have the law on you," fumed Andrew Felps. "Snap didn't hit you," said Shep.
"What is it, Snap?" "Of course I may be all wrong, but I'll give it to you for what it is worth. Do you remember what my father said about those papers?" "That they related to a certain patch of timber land?" said Giant. "Yes; and that the Felps people wanted to get hold of the patch. Well, this Lusher Barrock may be hanging around here trying to sell the papers."
Now, all they got were two wild turkeys, some rabbits and one small deer. I led 'em to a fine herd o' deer, but they wanted to do the shootin' all alone. When it came time to let drive, Felps and one o' the other men got buck fever and shot wild, and most of the deer got away. That was one thing made me sick. They can't shoot fer sour apples."
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