nap and his three chums met at Whopper's back gate. They were minus their

reat rapidity, the four youths stripped off the odd suits and donned their

the box?" asked Shep, who had been left

" answer

fun," cried Giant, and set off on a dog-tr

ming from the public square. The piazza of the Dudder homestead was illuminated with Chinese lan

to set off those fireworks?" asked Mr

to get them out right

works at the square?"

n't k

ice?" asked

those we are going to

orks!" shouted an urchi

ce, or you won't see

fireworks!" sh

hen will follow two large Roman candles, six vari-colored pinwheels, two large and four small flower pots, one living picture of George W

ed a man outside. "We don't

y found the flat box. Much to their surprise it was bound around and around with some old tele

playing a joke on

on have the wire off,

ke the box

here a number of visitors gathered around to watch proc

ke the wire from the box. The

arl, and took up the t

them against t

andful of straw, in which the fireworks

d tubes--the remains of two Roman candles. The

d holding several burnt-out flower pots and the frame upon which h

oes thi

has been a

s have all be

" came from the fence. "Don'

something better than that show at

n swindled!"

us," gasped Carl. "O

asked Mr. Dudden, coming

ull of--of ru

things and put them ba

bration. With the articles came a small basket, wrapped in a brown paper and sealed up. Ham tore the covering from

this trick!" roared Ham, dancing around in hi

off them fireworks?" cal

've got any to set

eep us waiting her

angry as Ham. "We'll set off the fireworks when we

e crowd outside the fence began to jeer, and some small boys threw lumps of soft mud at Ham and Carl. Then Mr. Dudder got an

out who did th

his crowd," suggested Carl.

Ham, bitterly. "They had no business to touch

hingstock of the whole t

ation at the square--maybe the

f course it was them. I see it all now--'Carlham fir

enough, too. They did this to get even

fireworks. If we do they ma

," and so it was decided. It was several days before Ham and Carl hear

as far as Lake Cameron or Firefly Lake. The two latter resorts were close to civilization, while Narsac Lake was a wild spot, seldom visited by the regular run of sportsmen. To get to the lake would be quite a ta

This was a "nest" of aluminum cooking utensils, including a pepper and salt b

Dawson said he would present them with a new tent, of light, but strong and waterproof ma

e out, including bacon, beans, flour, salt and pepper, sugar, and many other necessities. The boys also got a liberal supply of powder and shot for their guns, some cartridges for