"No, I never did."
"And you have no idea where they came from?"
"I couldn't tell—no. I heard one of them ask the other if he thought it was safe."
"If what was safe?"
"He didn't say. Maybe he meant to hunt deer around here."
"It won't be safe if I catch them!" declared Mr. Macksey, as he went out. Alice wondered who the men could be.
It was so quiet and peaceful at Elk Lodge that Mr. DeVere soon forgot all about the annoyance caused by the demand of Dan Merley for the five hundred dollars. At first he had expected some sort of legal summons in a suit, but when none came he breathed easier.
Several days passed, and a few snow scenes were filmed to be used later, and worked into dramas. Mr. Sneed suffered a little cold from his unexpected bath, but that was all.
Meanwhile the weather had remained about the same. There was plenty of snow, but no more storms. Elk Lodge was voted the finest place in the world, and even Miss Pennington and Miss Dixon condescended to say that they liked it.
Then, one day, plans were made for filming a little drama in the snowy woods, and thither many members of the company went to act.