nice rug out of it, or maybe use the fur for some kind of a garment."

"I'll send it home," said Spouter. "I know it will please the folks very
much."

It was not until some days later that the storm cleared away
sufficiently for the boys to go out once more. Then, as they were
running short of supplies, they decided to accompany Stowell down to
Henryville, going as before on their skates.

"I must say I rather hate to leave you fellows," declared the little
cadet. "You've treated me very nicely--much better than I was treated by
Bill and Gabe. When we get back to Colby Hall I won't forget it."

"Well, you turn over a new leaf, Henry, and join the right crowd, and
you'll get along much better," answered Jack. "It will never do a fellow
any good to train with chaps like Glutts and Werner or with fellows like
Nappy Martell and Slugger Brown."

They found quite a little snow on the river and had often to plough
across the drifts on their skates as best they could. But there were
many long, cleared spaces, and here all of the cadets made good time,
for even Stowell was a fairly good skater.

"You'll be just in time, Henry," said Gif, as they came in sight of the
town. "It's now half-past ten, and, if I remember rightly, the public
sleigh for Timminsport leaves at eleven o'clock."

Gif's surmise proved correct and all walked over to the hotel from which
the sleigh for the other town started. It was an easy matter for Stowell
to obtain accommodations in this turnout, and soon he had said good-bye
and was bound for home.

"I'm mighty glad he is going to give up training with Glutts and
Werner," remarked Fred, and the others agreed with him.

The boys had made out a list of what they wanted, and, leaving the
hotel, they went over to the general store where they had traded before.
The proprietor was glad to see them, especially when he found out they
needed so many things.

"I had a man in here last night asking about you," said the storekeeper
when he was busy putting up their things.

"Asking about us?" repeated Jack. "Who was he?"

"I don't know. He was in here once before, two or three weeks ago asking
about the different hunting lodges and lumber camps in this vicinity. He
didn't give any name, and he didn't say what his business was."

"What sort of looking man was he?" asked Gif.

"Oh, just an ordinary looking sort of fellow--not very tall and not very
short either. He had a clean-shaven face and dark hai