Did you notice anything?"
"I did not."
The talking aroused the other boys and all stared around them. Nothing
unusual was to be seen anywhere.
"Snap must have been dreaming," grunted Whopper. "I guess he ate too
much supper last night."
After a look around, the boys went to sleep again, and nobody got up
until after seven o'clock. Then Giant began to stir around among
the stores.
"Well, I declare!" he shouted. "Come here, fellows!"
"What is it?" asked Snap, running forward, followed by the others.
"Struck a gold mine?" queried Whopper.
"We had a visitor last night."
"A visitor?" cried the others, in a chorus.
"Yes. That must have been the noise Snap heard."
"I knew I heard something," murmured Snap. "But what kind of
a visitor did we have?"
"A four-legged one," answered Giant. "He rooted among our stores
for something to eat."
"Some animal!" ejaculated Whopper. "It's a wonder he didn't try
to chew us all up. Is anything gone?"
"Is anything gone? Well, I rather guess?"
"All the fish for one thing!"
"And the rabbits and turkey!"
"And that crust of bread!"
"And about half of the sugar!"
The young hunters gazed about in consternation.
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