Bugle was quite ready to accompany Sam when he saw the boy pick up his double-barrel; that is, he was ready to accompany him to the woods, but he would not follow him to the shop.
He ran out of the wood-shed, and, thrusting his head in at the door, looked at Sam, but he could not be induced to go near him.
Oscar could hear his friend coaxing and scolding, and finally a suppressed whine from Bugle told him that Sam had been obliged to collar the animal and drag him into his prison.
A hearty breakfast having been disposed of, a lunch was stowed away in Oscar's game-bag, and the boys were ready for the start.
In the wood-shed they found a light wheelbarrow, which contained the decoys they were to use during the hunt and also the sail and oars belonging to Oscar's boat.
Sam took his friend's gun under his arm, Oscar set the wheelbarrow in motion, and, with Bugle's farewell ringing in their ears, they set out for the river at a rapid walk.
Bugle recognizes his enemies.