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ich caused Sam to head for this particular spot; but excited as he was Jet believed the man knew they were encamped in the cedars. The first question in his mind was whether he had best make a stand on the shore, or in the thicket, and the latter course was decided upon. Sam was not more than two boat lengths from the island when he started, and there would be several moments in which to arrange for a defense before the man could land. Jim was overhauling the cooked provisions preparatory to feeding the prisoners when his comrade burst into the encampment looking quite as excited as he felt. "Sam must have come to the conclusion that those who hit him last night were not officers of the law, for he went back to the island, and now is heading straight for this place." "What?" Jim cried, sharply, as he leaped to his feet, dropping a handful of fried fish. "Now, don't get excited, and, above all, keep quiet. It isn't dead certain he has any suspicion there is a camp here; but we must be prepared for the worst." "What are you goin' to do?" Jim asked in a voice trembling with fear. "Fight him off if he tries to come inside this thicket. It will be strange if two of us, well armed and under cover, can't hold our own against one man." "But how is it to end? He may keep us shut up here till the provisions are all gone." "There is no need to look so far ahead. Get your gun and come with me." Jim obeyed very unwillingly. This was one of the moments when he felt more like running away than fighting, but Jet took good care that he should not have an opportunity. The two crept to the very edge of the thicket, where it would be possible to see any one who came up from the lake, and they had hardly concealed themselves before the man appeared. He was walking slowly, gazing around scrutinizingly, as if expecting to find enemies, and carried a revolver in his hand. Jet hoped sincerely that he would pass the cedars without devoting to them any especial attention, but in this he was disappointed. Sam had already noted the place, and came straight on as if determined to examine every inch of the ground. There was no time for hesitation. Already he was within a dozen yards of where the boys were crouching, and in a moment more would be upon them. Jet suddenly pushed the muzzle of his gun out from among the branches, and cried: "Put up your hands, or I'll fire." Unfortunately Sam was not t
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