"Who are you?" repeated the man sharply, and then Gif recognized Tony Duval.
"I am the son of one of the men who own Cedar Lodge. We want to find Werner and the two fellows who are with him."
"Aha! So you are the young fellows from Cedar Lodge who made so much trouble for Mistaire Werner and his friends," cried Tony Duval. "He has told me all about that."
"Did he tell you what he did down at Cedar Lodge?" demanded Jack.
"He say he would square the account. Why should he not do that? You have no right to destroy his things and hurt his horse."
"We didn't touch his horse!" answered Fred quickly.
"His horse is gone lame, and he say you do that," cried Tony Duval. "I do not want such people as you around my place. You can go back, and you must stay off my property," and Tony Duval emphasized his words by handling his shotgun suggestively.
"If Werner and his friend are here we want to see them," cried Jack sharply. "Which shack do they live in?"
"They live there." Duval pointed with his thumb. "They are not at home now. They go on a hunt. But you shall not make more trouble for them or you will hear from me," and again he handled his gun suggestively. The man's face was very red and looked as if he had been drinking. Evidently he was in an ugly humor.
After that the cadets attempted to argue with Tony Duval, but all to no purpose. He was very stubborn, and he insisted upon it that they had already made a great deal of trouble for his patrons. He finally ordered them away, and acted so threateningly that they retired.