Gif and the other boys also took hold, so the dish-washing and the pot cleaning did not take very long.
The majority of the boys felt sleepy, so the rest of the day was spent in taking it easy or in reading. Then, toward night, they had a light supper, and Fred and the twins started to make some home-made candy.
By this time the storm had cleared away; no more snow was coming down and the wind had also ceased. Overhead the stars glittered like so many diamonds.
"It will be a great day to-morrow," announced Gif.
"Perhaps we can get out and get on the track of a deer!" cried Fred.
"Say, Fred, you must think the deer in this vicinity are standing around just waiting to be shot," came from Jack, with a smile.
"I don't care, Jack. I'm going to get a crack at something worth while before I go home," announced the youngest Rover.
Declining to partake of the taffy and the nut candy the twins and Fred had made, Glutts and Werner retired early.
"We'll be going in the morning if the storm will permit it," said Werner to Gif. And then he added curtly: "Much obliged for taking us in."
"Don't mention it, Werner," answered Gif, just as briefly.