"Oh, my nose!" groaned the man. "You young scoundrel! I'll——-"
At that moment came a cry of alarm from a distance.
"Hullo! hullo! Come this way! The woods are on fire! We'll be burnt out before we know it!"
CHAPTER XXXI
THE FOREST FIRE—-CONCLUSION
The cry was such an unexpected one that for the moment every one who heard it was dumfounded. The men stared at each other and so did the boys. Then all looked up and saw a thick mass of smoke rolling over the forest. The wind was blowing briskly, and soon the smoke began to envelop the entire crowd.
"Say, fellows, we must get out of here!" exclaimed Shep. "We can't stay, or we'll be burnt up!"
"That's the truth," put in Giant. "Let us get back to our boat."
"To the camp!" came from Andrew Felps, and ran off, followed by the other men.
"Shall we go after them?" asked Snap.