"—surprised," finished Max, whereupon there was a chorus of laughter.
"Whatever happens, or doesn't happen, Hal is going to be surprised," Cub concluded facetiously.
"I think we all will be surprised," said Bud.
"Surprise party," shouted Hal.
"Bum surprise party without any girls," Cub added.
"Well, anyway, I think we ought to keep watch here to guard against the kind of surprise party we wouldn't like," Bud declared.
"I agree with you there, old boy," Cub put in quickly. "Whether or not anything happens, it would be jolly to have watches and relieve one another the way they used to do out west among the Indians and outlaws and road agents."
"I bet they do it yet in some places out there," said Max.
"Course they do," Cub concurred. "You can't tell me that the day of outlaws is gone. Think of the automobile bandits we have now-a-days. They'll be raiding with airplanes next."
"No, I don't believe that," Hal objected. "They couldn't use an airplane to any advantage. We won't have any more stage coach robbers or pirates on the high seas, and I don't think there's any chance of much of that sort of thing in the air, but there's a good chance for some bad doings in the air in another way."