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"Oh, I wish I could mash him!" muttered Ham Spink, between his set teeth. "Yes, and mash the whole crowd of 'em," added Dodder. "I hate the very sight of 'em!" "Do you know that they are talking about camping out again?" "What, this winter?" "Yes." "Where?" "That I don't know." "I'd like to spoil the trip for them." "So would I. Maybe we can do it too, if we watch our chances."
They endeavored to back away in the direction of the street, but before they could accomplish this the entire Spink crowd threw down their guns, rods and bundles and advanced upon them. "Keep back!" cried the doctor's son. "If you hit us you'll take the consequences!" added Snap. An instant later Ham Spink and his cohorts closed in.
He did not care to say anything about the picture-taking for his father. "Do you expect to come out that way?" "I might." "If you do you must hunt us up," put in Snap. "I'll do thet, sure pop," answered Jed Sanborn. He started off, then turned back. "Oh, I say!" he called. "What is it?" asked Whopper. "It's about thet pesky Ham Spink," went on the old hunter. "Did I tell ye about my spring?" "No.
Their object was to visit as many families in a remote section as possible, and try to get their consent to join the proposed school. After riding a number of miles they came to the family of Mart Spink. The two-room cabin in which they lived had the distinction of being built of hewn logs. It also had a "lean-to," or low ell, attached to the larger part.
"To be sure," put in Dick Bush. "Won't their eyes open when they see this! I just guess!" "Finest trick I ever played in my life, don't you know," drawled one of the dudish boys. The fire was kicked out and they took themselves to their boat. A strong wind was coming up, ruffling the surface of Firefly Lake. "Wish we didn't have to row in the wind," said Ham Spink.
It seemed that Ham Spink and his cronies had told a terrible tale of being pursued by the ghost, and of hearing awful groans and cries, and this had alarmed Mrs. Caslette very much and also Mrs. Dodge, and both ladies had requested the old hunter to visit the lake and make sure the young hunters were in no trouble. "This lake is gittin' an awful repertation," said Jed Sanborn.
Feeling certain Snap's crowd would not return for some time, they rekindled the fire and cut themselves some meat and took whatever of the stores they wanted. Inside of an hour a good dinner was ready and they sat down to this with gusto. "Nothing like living on the fat of the land," observed Ham Spink. "Must say, their coffee is all right."
The gaze of surprise with which Spink listened to the first part of this speech changed to a look of sadness towards the end of it. "Captain Ogilvy," said he, in a tone of solemnity that was a strong contrast to his usual easy, careless manner of speaking, "you ca'd me an honest man, an' ye think I'm clear o' guilt in this matter, but ye're mista'en.
"Yes, you wish us a pile of luck!" burst out Ham Spink. "I rather guess you wish we wouldn't bring down a thing!" "No; I am not so mean, Ham. There is enough for all in these woods." "Bah! don't tell me!" snorted the dudish youth, and stalked off, followed by two of his cronies.
The boys passed lightly over the trials through which they had passed, fearing that if they told the bare truth they would not be permitted to go away to finish the outing. Early in the morning, Snap and Whopper had a plain talk with Ham Spink.
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