. The high school boys' canoe club, or Dick & Co.'s rivals on Pleasant Lake . g? askedDick, straightening up and eyeing them coldly,steadily. Drowning in the woods, replied the boss,for we knew we couldnt find a house or barnwithin two miles, and the road is like a. river—you need a boat for travel to-night. When thestorm came we men made a brush lean-to andkept as dry as we could under it. But it gotworse and worse. But at last we caught sightof your light shining through the trees. So weheaded for it. We hoped youd have a stovewith a fire in it, and you have—so were allright, and much oblige
. The high school boys' canoe club, or Dick & Co.'s rivals on Pleasant Lake . g? askedDick, straightening up and eyeing them coldly,steadily. Drowning in the woods, replied the boss,for we knew we couldnt find a house or barnwithin two miles, and the road is like a. river—you need a boat for travel to-night. When thestorm came we men made a brush lean-to andkept as dry as we could under it. But it gotworse and worse. But at last we caught sightof your light shining through the trees. So weheaded for it. We hoped youd have a stovewith a fire in it, and you have—so were allright, and much obliged. Keep back there a bit, ordered Dick, sofirmly that the tramps obeyed. Dave, help meto lift this cot over within a few feet of thestove. Be as gentle as you can. Four tramps looked on in solemn curiosityas they saw Darrin and Prescott lift a cot onwhich lay something completely covered by ablanket. Then Dick turned down the blanket, revealingthe bruised, bleeding head of Eeuben Hinman. What do vou men know about this! Pres- t/ cott demanded, eyeing them The Tramps Asked for Shelter From the Storm, 171
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