Part 46 (1/2)

At the Basswood bungalow an entrance to the kitchen and pantry had been effected through the woodshed, the door of which had been broken open

Froed rocks previously mentioned

”The same rascal or the same crowd that did one job did both,” declared Dave

”I don't knoe are going to do for breakfast,” declared Mrs

Wadsworth, rather helplessly ”We have next to nothing to cook, and nothing to cook it in”

”We are in the same fix,” answered Mrs Basswood ”It certainly is a terrible state of affairs I wish my husband was here to tell us what to do”

”Oh, don't worry about soo down to Carpen Falls and get whatever ant, and also get soet the deer-s and Mrs Basswood's silverware”

”We ested Ben, ”although it's hty wet up there froer, and in the irls, aided by the hired help, made an inventory of as left in the way of eatables

”We can give all of you some coffee and some fancy crackers,” said Mrs

Wadsworth

”And we have found two cans of baked beans,” added Mrs Basswood

”They'll go so up the boys,” and she sht do!” cried Roger ”Supposing four of us fellows jump into the four-oared boat and row up to the Appleby camp? I am sure they have plenty of provisions, and they'll lend us soet in a new lot fro utensils, too”

”That's the thing to do!” returned Ben ”Coo up there at once;” and so it was settled

Dave and Luke accoer on the trip; and as the four youths had often rowed together on the Le River at Oak Hall, they soon covered the distance to the ca ready to depart for the enacting of the final draht and early in your boat!” cried Mr Appleby, as he waved his hand to the a little exercise, eh?”

”No, we came for assistance,” called back Ben

”assistance!” repeated the larized, and we have hardly anything left to eat!”

broke in Luke, and at this announcement all of those in the Appleby camp came down to the dock to learn the particulars of what had occurred

”In one way you have cos,”

said the oing to leave here to-o back to Boston, so we shall want but little of the food that is on hand And you'll be welco here in the cottage, so all you'll have to do when you get through with the to the Appleby caht to his own affairs He re Ward Porton and Della Ford, and resolved to question the young lady and the otherman who claimed to be the real Dave Porter Our hero's chance ca so utensils in the rowboat He motioned Della Ford and her aunt to one side, and the three walked out of hearing of the others present

”If you don'tabout Mr Ward Porton,” said our hero, to the girl

”O dear, I thought I was done with that young man!” cried Della, with a toss of her head

”He bothered ot quite sick of hi man”