"He's a mean boy who is camping with his father near us," explained Bert. "Harry and I pelted him good with snowballs the other day, after he bothered us. I think he has enticed Snap away."
"Would your dog go with him?"
"Yes, he's friendly with Danny, for sometimes Danny is fairly good, and comes to our house. If he offered Snap a nice bone our dog might go with him."
"Then I advise you to have a look over where Danny is camping," said the young hunter.
It was quite a trip back to Snow Lodge and then over to the Rugg lumber camp, and Mrs. Bobbsey thought it too far to take Flossie and Freddie, so they were left behind on the second trip, Nan and Dorothy going with Bert and Harry.
They saw Danny Rugg standing in front of a log cabin which was on the edge of a lumber camp. The bully seemed uneasy at the sight of Harry and Bert, and called out:
"If you're coming here to make any trouble I'll tell my father on you.
He's right over there."
"We're not going to make any trouble, Danny Rugg, if you don't," said
Bert slowly, "But we came for Snap, our dog."
"I don't know anything about your dog," answered Danny, in surly tones.
"I think you do," said Bert, quietly. Then raising his voice, he called: