They had checkers and dominos,
and a new card game that was just then "all the rage." When night
came they turned in early and slept soundly, the fear of the bear
no longer troubling them.
CHAPTER VIII
AN UNWELCOME ARRIVAL
The second week passed and they spent a quiet Sunday in camp.
They were fortunate in their hunting and brought in large quantities
of small game. Shep brought down a silver-tailed fox, of which
he was very proud, and Whopper laid low the biggest rabbit they
had yet seen. One day Giant and Snap went out for partridge and
brought in three, all of fair size. They had also come across
the track of some deer, and hoped to get on the trail of big game
in the near future.
But Tuesday morning brought a disagreeable surprise. They were
just getting ready for dinner, and Giant was out in the boat, fishing,
when they heard a noise that was new to them.
"What do you suppose that is?" asked Whopper. "Sounds like an
automobile approaching," answered Shep. "But of course it can't
be that."
"It's a gasolene launch," declared Snap.
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