"Hullo! here is something I wasn't looking for!" cried Snap.
"He's a fine haul," he added, looking the muskrat over.
"And the beavers are fine, too," added Shep. "Boys, I think we
can count ourselves lucky and no mistake."
"Let us set the traps again," said Whopper, who was excited over
the haul. This was done, and the boy hunters returned to their
camp well pleased at what they had caught.
"I wish we'd get something in the bear trap," said Giant. The
small youth had set his heart on getting a bear before it should
be time to return home.
On the day following, Shep and Giant went out after nuts and were
gone the best part of the day. When they returned to the camp they
were both excited and wanted to see Snap without delay.
"What's it all about?" asked the leader of the gun club.
"We may be mistaken," answered Shep, "but we think we have made
a discovery of importance."
"What kind of a discovery?"
"We think we have located the man who set fire to the sawmill
and ran away with those documents!" answered Giant.
CHAPTER XXVII
THE DESERTED COTTAGE
Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted
to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
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