CHAPTER XXVIII
THE MAN IN THE GREY OVERCOAT
"Don't shut the door!" cried Randy. "Remember, Gif and Jack are outside."
"Hello out there!" yelled Spouter, hobbling to the door in the excitement. "Beware of the wolves!"
Whether his voice carried to Jack and Gif through the storm they could not tell. Then came another howl from the wolves, this time in concert, and suddenly two of the slinking forms appeared close to the open door. The eyes of the beasts appeared so baneful to the cadets that they quickly slammed the barrier shut and bolted it.
"But we can't leave Jack and Gif out there!" cried Fred. "Remember! they are unarmed."
"Get the guns!" ordered Spouter. "Hurry up! We'll give those wolves all they are looking for."
He hobbled across the floor to his own weapon, resting against the wall in a corner, and looked to see if it was loaded. The others also made a wild dash to arm themselves.
In the meanwhile the howls of the wolves kept increasing. Two more of the beasts had come up close to the Lodge, so that the total number was now five.