laws.

"That's the dope that's been coming to us right along."

"Well, come on," the other outlaw said rather impatiently. "We've got to
get out of sight! We can't expect to remain in the open in broad
daylight without being seen by some one."

"Move along, boys," ordered the other.

"Where?" asked Tommy.

"Straight ahead."

"But where are you going to take us?"

"Oh, you'll know all about that soon enough," was the reply. "We've got
a place over here where we can keep our friends in seclusion."

"It seems the place keeps you in seclusion," grinned George. "You've
been in here about as long as we have, and we've been captured numerous
times and you've never been taken at all. But you'll get it up your neck
one of these days," he added.

"When we're captured," one of the men said grimly, "it won't be by a lot
of tin-horn detectives from Chicago."

They all walked along for some distance, and then Tommy turned back and
faced the two outlaws.

"If we've got far to go," he said, "I wish you'd stop in at some lunch
counter and order something to eat. I haven't had anything this morning
only wind sandwiches. I came out to get a piece of that bear meat for
breakfast, and I'm here yet."

"And I came out to hurry you up," George cut in, "and I'm here yet!"

"All right," laughed one of the outlaws, accepting the humor of the
request. "If we run across a free lunch sign anywhere, well take the two
of you in. We're hungry ourselves."

"Have you got anything to eat in this secluded retreat of yours?" asked
Tommy. "If you have, we'll hurry up."

"Not a thing!" was the reply.

"Then we'll walk slow!" declared George.

"Look here!" Tommy advised. "Why don't you go back and get some of that
bear steak. It's only a little way back to the Cave of the Three Bears,
and there's enough meat there to last the four of us a week if we can
only keep it from spoiling."

"That's a bright idea," said one of the outlaws, stopping suddenly.
"Suppose we do go back and load up with fresh steak."

"I'm for it!" answered Tommy, rubbing his stomach.

They all walked back to the Cave of the Three Bears, and when they left
each carried quite a load of fresh meat.

"Have you got a place to cook it?" asked Tommy.

"Have you got any coffee?" asked George.

"I think we'll have to let you boys go pretty soon," one of the outlaws
grinned. "If we don't you'll be apt to eat us out of house and home."

"We're some on the eat!" Tommy ann