The three lads were soon outside, ploughing around through the deep snow. Then Randy caught Fred by the arm.
"Come on down to the stable," he said. "Andy and I have a little something up our sleeves."
"Just what I thought," chuckled Fred, "I bet you're planning to play some trick on Glutts and Werner."
"Can you blame us?" demanded Andy.
"Certainly not. I'm with you. What do you propose to do?"
"We want to find out first what those fellows are carrying in the way of provisions. Quite something, I imagine."
Reaching the stable, the three Rovers passed around one corner to where was located the shed. Here they found the sleigh and its contents just as it had been left by Glutts and Werner when they had procured the rice and the apricots. Randy carried a flashlight, and this was turned on so they might see what was stored there.
"A pretty complete lot of stuff," was Randy's comment, after they had looked over the various bundles and packages, each one of which was marked.
"Here is a bag of sugar and another bag of salt," announced Andy. "I think the flavor of each will be vastly improved by mixing them up a bit," and he grinned.
"And here's a bottle of vinegar and two bottles of catsup and maple syrup," came from Randy. "I think a little mixing up here will help matters also."