“Matter? Everything’s the matter,” answered Fred.
“They’ve smashed up the whole house!” added Randy.
CHAPTER XXV
WHAT THE RIVALS DID
The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow. They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
And [the lads had good cause to be angry]. Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly. Hardly a thing had been left untouched. All the bedding was scattered around on the floor, some in the living room and some in the kitchen, and on top of this had been piled the furniture and all the cooking utensils. To add to the mess, books and papers were scattered in every direction, along with all their canned goods and such fruit and vegetables as they happened to have on hand. A side of bacon rested on one of the bunks and a ham was in the woodbox under some kindlings. At one end of the center table, which had been shoved into a corner, rested in a heap their supply of coffee and at the other end in another heap their supply of sugar. All of their plates, cups and saucers were missing, as were also the knives, forks and spoons. All their extra underwear had been tied together and in knots.
[THE LADS HAD GOOD CAUSE TO BE ANGRY.]
“The Longley bunch did this—that’s as sure as sure!” cried Jack, as he surveyed the scene.
“I think so myself,” returned Gif. “Some muss, and no mistake.”