It was no easy matter to get the big bear on a drag and haul the carcass down to the ice. But once on the lake they made good progress towards the camp.
"Hullo, boys, been looking for you!" came the call, and Jed Sanborn appeared. "By Christopher Peter! Got a black bear, have yet! Now ain't thet prime!"
"What's the news, Jed?" asked Snap.
"Lots o' news," said the old hunter. "First thing is, you're to go home to-morrow."
"Oh, we know that already," said Whopper.
"Next thing is, do you know that tramp feller with the name o' Kiddy
Leech?
"Yes."
"Well, he's tuk—caught him yesterday. Aaron Masterson spotted him hanging around Riverview. He's arrested."
"Good!" cried Snap. "Now he'll get what he deserves."
"An' that ain't all. Who do you think the tramp sent fer when he was in jail?"