"All right," answered Jack.
Their sporting blood, aroused by the game already brought down, urged Jack and Fred forward, and almost before they knew it they had covered a long distance. They presently came to another clearing, bordering a good-sized pond. Here they stirred up half a dozen rabbits and also some squirrels, and each succeeded in bringing down more than half the game sighted.
"Say, this is the finest sport ever!" declared Fred, as he looked at his game with deep satisfaction. "Won't the others envy us when we get back to the Hall with these!"
"It's sport enough for us," returned Jack. "I don't know what the rabbits and squirrels think about it though," he added dryly.
From a distance the boys had seen more game and they began to circle the pond. Then they heard a strange whirring in some bushes a distance further on.
"Maybe we'll come across some wild turkeys or something like that," said Fred.
"I don't believe there are any wild turkeys around here," answered Jack.
"Oh! wouldn't it be fine if we sighted a deer or a bear?" sighed Fred.
"You don't want much for your money, do you?" laughed his cousin. "I rather think if a bear came after you you'd take to your heels."
"Maybe I would—if he was a big one."