The trip from Firefly Lake to Lake Cameron did not take long, and then began the journey to Simon Lundy’s farm.  They landed at the foot of the orchard.  Leaving the negro in charge of Whopper, Ham Spink and Carl Dudder, Snap ran up to the house.

“Is Mr. Lundy in?” he asked of Mrs. Lundy, who answered his summons at the door.

“Simon!  Somebody wants to see you!” said the woman.

“What’s wanted?” asked the miserly farmer, coming forward.

“We have caught that thief, Mr. Lundy.”

“Do tell!” burst out Mrs. Lundy.

“Did you git my watch back?” questioned the farmer, eagerly.

“No; but here is a pawn-ticket for it.”

“How much did he pawn it fer?”

“Six dollars.”

“I ain’t goin’ to pay it, not me!” ejaculated Simon Lundy.  “The pawnbroker is got to give it up without any pay.”

The farmer put on his coat and walked down to the boat with him. 
Then he got in, and all rowed to Fairview as fast as they could.

Their coming produced something of a sensation, as the boys were not expected.  The negro was locked up promptly, and a constable went off with Simon Lundy to recover the watch.  Then Snap and Whopper went home, to remain overnight.  The boys passed lightly over the trials through which they had passed, fearing that if they told the bare truth they would not be permitted to go away to finish the outing.

Early in the morning, Snap and Whopper had a plain talk with Ham Spink.  It scared the dudish and overbearing youth, and as a consequence he obtained for them some additional stores, to take the place of those used or destroyed by the Spink crowd.

“I’ll make everything right,” said Ham Spink.  “Only keep mum.”  And he was as good as his word.

In the meantime, Shep and Giant worked with a will to put the camp in order once more, and also brought across the lake the deer that had been shot down.  It made them exceedingly angry to see how the camp had been treated by Ham Spink and his cronies.

“Those fellows don’t know what a joke is,” said Shep.  “This is past being funny.”

“Wait—–­Snap will make them toe the mark,” answered the smaller youth.  “He said he would do it before he left.”

During the afternoon the two boys took the rowboat and also some lines and a drag-net and rowed over to the vicinity of Humpback Rock, where the tipping over had occurred.

“You can see how shallow the water is here,” said Shep.  “We ought to find at least some of our things.”

“Here is where the boat went over,” answered Giant, and gazing down into the water he added: 

“And there is one of the guns!”

They hooked the weapon up without a great deal of trouble, and soon located another gun and then a game-bag.  This encouraged them, and they kept at the task until sundown, finding all the outfit but one game-bag, which Shep declared of little value, as the strap was broken.