"No more trouble!" he cried. "Help has arrived!"
A few minutes later Graham shook hands with the newcomers, whom he knew.
"Boys," he said hoarsely, "now that I see who you are, I know you made good time; and you hadn't much to spare. When did you leave?"
One of them told him, and he and Andrew looked astonished, while the packer laughed.
"We certainly hustled," he said with a deprecatory air. "But I've been four years at the mill and never had trouble over charging my time. Your pay-sheet was square."
"That's so," agreed his companion. "They might have laid me off a while last summer when we ran out of logs, but Mr. Graham fixed it so I kept my job."
Andrew smiled at Graham, who looked confused.
"If you do these things, you must take the consequences; but I've met people with shorter memories."
"Anyhow, we've got here ahead of the logging crowd and I'm mighty glad," said the first packer. "Those fellows think nobody can break a trail unless he lives in the woods. Now you sit by quiet while we get supper."
Before the meal was ready Carnally arrived with the man who had gone to look for him, and the party feasted royally. When they had finished, Carnally sighed with deep content.