The secret was revealed, and a few minutes later Snap and his chums
started for the boat, which was close at hand.
"You can have this boat as soon as the wind lets up," said Giant.
"And what of the deer?"
"You can take the smallest," said Snap. "But mind, don't touch the
others, or it will be the worse for you!" he added, sternly.
It was dark and blowing a full gale when the four young hunters
embarked. They realized that the journey to their camp would be a
perilous one, and wished that the other crowd was more friendly, so
that they could remain with them all night. But they had not been
asked to stay and were too proud to mention it.
"Phew! but this is a sockdollager!" was Whopper's comment. "Blowing
about two thousand miles an hour, I guess. I hope it doesn't send
us to the bottom."
"Don't be so cheerful," said Shep. "Boys, we have got to do some
nice work with the oars, or else ship a lot of water," he added,
gazing out on the black and angry lake.
"Well, come on," said Giant. "The sooner we get at it the sooner we'll
be on the other side.
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