That afternoon they remained on the island. The next day was Christmas and they were preparing to celebrate it accordingly.
But the intruder did not return that day.
CHAPTER XIV
Christmas Day
“I think we ought to make this outing an annual affair,” said Chet Morton the next morning after the boys had wished one another “Merry Christmas.”
“Why?”
“We get two Christmases out of it. It suits me fine.”
“If you expect to get any presents around here, you’re badly mistaken,” sniffed Joe, putting on his shoes.
“I didn’t. If I had expected any I would have hung up my stocking. But we’ll have a Christmas dinner, anyway. That’ll be the second Christmas dinner this week.”
“If we hadn’t found those supplies, you’d be out of luck for your Christmas dinner to-day. The chicken and the pudding and the Christmas cake were all in those two boxes,” Frank said.
“Didn’t I know it? But everything is all right now.”