CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[The Big Snowball]1
II.[A Surprise]9
III.[The Plot]16
IV.[Holiday Fun]25
V.[Off to Camp]33
VI.[Disquieting News]41
VII.[At Camp]48
VIII.[The First Hunt]54
IX.[An Unexpected Meeting]62
X.[At Camp No. 2]68
XI.[More Plotting]76
XII.[A Lucky Shot]85
XIII.[The Changed Sign]94
XIV.[The Bear’s Trail]103
XV.[Lost in a Storm]113
XVI.[The Deserted Cabin]120
XVII.[Spied Upon]129
XVIII.[Lost Again]138
XIX.[The Capture]147
XX.[A Prisoner]155
XXI.[Skeel Reveals Himself]163
XXII.[An Anxious Search]171
XXIII.[Defiance]178
XXIV.[The Escape]186
XXV.[The Shot]195

TOM FAIRFIELD’S HUNTING TRIP

[CHAPTER I]
THE BIG SNOWBALL

“Well, Tom, it sure is a dandy plan!”

“That’s right! A hunting trip to the Adirondacks will just suit me!”

“And we couldn’t have better weather than this, nor a better time than the coming holiday season.”

Three lads, who had made the above remarks, came to a whirling stop on their shining, nickeled skates and gathered in a small ring about the fourth member of the little party, Tom Fairfield by name. Tom listened to what was said, and remarked: