But Mike smiled as he shook his head, refusing to tell.
The children insisted, however, and Mike confessed that he intended making a deer-skin suit for Babs to wear out-of-doors.
CHAPTER IV
THE ENGINEER'S ASSISTANTS
ONE day, soon after Babs' adventure in the woods, Mr. Starr received a letter from a large machine company at Grand Forks. He read it aloud at the dinner table, thereby making all of the timber men very happy.
"The skidder is on the road, boys," said Mr. Starr.
"She is!"
"When will she git here?"