This encouraged them, and
they kept at the task until sundown, finding all the outfit but one
game-bag, which Shep declared of little value, as the strap was
broken.
"This is better luck than I anticipated," said Giant. "Now we must
clean the guns without delay."
The entire evening was spent in overhauling and oiling the guns,
and in drying out the gamebags. They also dressed one of the deer,
hanging up the meat as before. The Spink crowd had taken the
smallest of the game and for this they were to pay regular market
prices.
When Snap and the others got back they brought with them a whole
boat-load of provisions and other things, and were followed by
Jed Sanborn in his canoe. The hunter had agreed to take the deer
to Fairview for them. He was joyful to think they had had such luck.
"Don't need me to show ye how to bring down deer," he observed,
with a grin on his homely face. "You have done prime, boys, prime,
an' I'm proud of ye!"
A portion of the provisions was left at the camp and then Ham
Spink and his crony crossed the lake, while Jed Sanborn remained
with Snap and the others.
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