He told them, and both grinned and then laughed outright.
“Just the thing!” cried Harry. “That will make him either eat humble pie or starve.”
“What are you going to do?” questioned Joel Runnell.
“I’ll show you,” answered Fred, and advanced a little closer to the lodge window.
“Well, what do you say?” demanded Hiram Skeetles.
“We’ll let you have some stores on one condition, Mr. Skeetles.”
“And what is that?”
“That you will start for home as soon as it is safe to do so, and will leave us in undisputed possession of this lodge until our hunting tour comes to an end.”
CHAPTER XV
A MIDNIGHT VISITOR
Hiram Skeetles’ surprise was great when Fred made his declaration, and for several seconds he felt unable to reply.