“You can’t pull the wool over our eyes,” growled Flanders. “If you have come up to Big Bear Lake for a vacation, you simply came to follow us.”
By this time the others had come into the general store, adding to the surprise of the cadets from Longley, who glared at them darkly.
“If it isn’t Tommy Flanders and Paul Halliday!” burst out Randy. “What do you know about this!”
“They must be staying up here,” returned Spouter. “Otherwise it isn’t likely that they would be at the store.”
“Where are you fellows stopping?” questioned Halliday, as he approached Fred.
“We’re not stopping anywhere just yet. We just got off the train,” answered Fred.
“But you’re going to stay at the lake, aren’t you?”
“Yes, if you want to know.”
“On the east shore?”
“No; on the west shore.”