t on the lake skating, when Andy broke

re you doing?"

thick the ice is," w

e looking for star

n the back of my head. Just the

's to

boathouse to see if they could not fix it. By chance they entered the place

per, gazing around. "I didn't

her d

ots of ciga

and-look in

pile of old leaves, which the wind had blown into the boa

Can it be that some of the fell

It looks a li

is against

those butts look t

on which arose in their minds. They looked around for wh

and have it mended," said the acrobatic

l lend you a pair,

I like this pair. T

n to visit Cedarville, the nearest steamboat town on the lake to Putnam Hall. In

ot news,"

ed the Irish cadet. "Sure an' he's goin

celebrate?" asked P

am, too," explained Dale. "As a consequence, he is going to giv

learn all thi

some plot against us, and read the note. Then I heard Paxton telling Billy Sa

m!" cried Pepper, his eyes dancing. "We

e do it?"

fore the time comes," answered

sday n

d a minute later Jack, Pepper, and Andy ente

r Cedarville. It was rather a long distance, but they did not mind it.

and also a blacksmith shop and several churches. The cadets went to the chu

d the town and made several small purchases. Coming out of one of the stores they met

, Mr. Shepar

" answered the farmer

g elephants," answere

, who was a good-n

see," he observed. "How be

," answe

am is a power

" answered Jack. "How are matt

d some of the boy

ho

me fer some apples an' cider an' some other thi

ead," said Jack, carelessly. "He is going

red the stuff ye

upper time to-

e academy?

as to be a surpri

e fellows," co

he stuff somewhere for hi

answered Amos Shepard, and then as a farmh

er's comment. "Boys, we must get h

it to be done? We don't know where Mr. Shepa

suspicious," said Andy. "

ha

s farm over to the Hall. When he comes a

ried Pepper. "Jus

ing on the return to the Hall they entered the main ba

r, pointing to one that had just been placed on

id the baker, rubbing his hands toge

asked Andy

and see," sa

Baxter ordered?" whisp

o the back of the shop. "I guess that's Baxte

winked sug

t, or are you going

nything about it to anyb

bout our being here," went on Pepper. "It might hurt his fe

a word," answe

and looking through the window they saw the baker leave th

t cake!" murmured Pepper. "I'd g

the top was so

ck. "A few stones in place of

ve it an extra flavor," said

strong red pepper. In the meantime Andy found a cleared spot

The baker was not in sight. But there was a bell on his do

said Jack. "He will come at on

indow-let us try t

he comes?"

uy some m

ested the cake. They found the lower sash unfastened and raised it cautiously.

, they smoothed down the half-soft icing with the blade of a pocketknife. Just

y his chums. Then they put down the sash and ran off, without the ba

laugh, when they were on their way back to the

ng us if they find

that they don't find u

he things Mr. Shepard is goin

key," said Andy. "Yum! yum! I wo

ate the turkey by all means-and some bread a

few a

ded to do, the three cadets hurried back