"Lil' Doot hang oop there," replied Mike, not knowing how she got there, or that he was leading Don into punishment.
"Don, what does this mean?" insisted Mr. Starr, sternly.
"Well, you see, Daddum, Dot and I know all about engines, so we thought we would help the men clean away these little trees," Don started to explain.
"Yes, and try to see just how much fun and daring you could get out of it!" remarked his father.
When the whole story was told, Don's father reprimanded him severely, and Don promised never to be so venturesome again.
CHAPTER VI
OUTDOOR FUN IN A LUMBER CAMP
SNOW and ice prevailed after the middle of November, and the cold was there to stay for the winter. The roads already cut out had frozen hard before the snow came, and that made easy travelling for the huge sledges that carried the timber from forest to riverside.