"That subject is closed," reminded Miss Briggs.
"Hippy, don't you say another word," warned Nora Wingate, and, after the laugh had subsided, they looked at Tom.
"I went up to examine the skidway," he said. "What I found there fully confirmed the vague suspicions that were already in my mind."
"Eh?" interrupted Hippy, leaning forward expectantly.
Elfreda nodded, as if Tom had confirmed her own conclusions.
"It was not wholly the rain that dislodged the supports of the logs, folks," resumed Tom.
"No—ot rain?" exclaimed Hippy, blinking at his companion.
"Not rain," repeated Tom. "Human hands loosened the supports that sent the great pile of logs down on the camp of the Overlanders," he declared impressively.