"Yes; and put the salt in the flour!"
So the talk ran on, the newcomers getting more and more excited every moment. They had their guns with them, and looked as if they meant to do serious harm to our friends.
"See here, what are you talking about?" asked the doctor's son at last. "I can't make head or tail of it." He realized that something unusual had occurred.
This brought forth another volley of accusations from the Spink crowd. Their camp had been "rough-housed" to the last degree, and many things had been utterly ruined, while other articles were missing. They were sure that Shep and his chums were guilty of the crime.
"You are all wrong," cried Snap. "We haven't been near your camp."
"That's the truth," added Shep.
"I don't believe it," cried Carl Dudder.
"But it is true—-every word of it," came from Giant, and Whopper and Tommy said the same.
"You've been there—-and you have our things," said Ike Akley doggedly.
"If you want to do so, you can search this camp," said Shep.
"But don't you harm any of our goods."