The deer were hung up in some trees, out of the reach of other animals.
The coming of Snap and his friends to the rival camp produced
another stormy scene, and for awhile it looked as if there would
be an open fight. The young hunters "laid down the law" good
and hard, and Ham Spink and his crowd were much alarmed in consequence.
"You had no right to touch our things, and I could have you arrested
for it," said Snap. "Now our boat is gone, I am going to claim yours
until we get ours back."
"That ain't fair!" cried Ham Spink.
"It has got to be fair," answered Snap, stubbornly.
"Most of our stores are gone, too," growled the dudish youth.
"That isn't our fault."
"Will you---er---will you sell us one of your deer?" faltered
another of the crowd.
"If you absolutely need it, yes; otherwise, no," said Shep.
"Yes, we need it. We are almost cleaned out of everything."
"One of you has got to go with us," said Snap, a moment later.
"What for?"
"To show us where our things are."
"We'll tell you where they are," said several. They were afraid
to cross the lake in such a wind.
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