ing to Ham
into shreds.

"The chimpanzee, sure enough!"

"Look what he is doing!"

"Shoot him! Shoot the rascal!"

So the cries rang out. The chimpanzee looked up in alarm. Then, as
several guns were raised, he leaped out of sight behind some bushes
and went off, chattering wildly as he disappeared.

CHAPTER XXX

GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS

"I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and
picked up his ruined clothing. "Look at this!"

"And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his
sleeping blanket.

"It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.

"Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep. "Remember the reward," he
whispered to his chums.

All presently made off after the chimpanzee. They kept in a bunch
at first, but gradually separated, the Spink crowd going one way
and Snap and his chums in another.

"I'm glad we caught sight of him as we did," said Whopper. "Now
those fellows know we were not guilty of the rough-housing."

"It certainly was rough," was Giant's comment. "Three-quarters of
their things are ruined."

"Perhaps they can hold the circus proprietor responsible," said the
doctor's son.

They moved forward for nearly a quarter of a mile, and were on
the point of giving up the search and returning to camp when Giant
caught sight of a small, cave-like opening on the mountain side.

"Let's look in there," he said. "See, there is a vest on the
ground in front of it!"

"Be careful---the chimpanzee may be dangerous!" warned Snap.

They hurried forward, with eyes and ears on the alert. Giant
looked into the opening.

"No monkey here," he announced. "But he has been here. Look!"

And much to Snap's delight he held up the missing camera. Then
he ran into the cave and came forth with Shep's watch, and a number
of trinkets taken from the Spink camp.

"He must have come here after he left the old cabin," said Snap.
"See, there is some food. He must have gotten that last night, when
he raided Spink's place."

They took with them all the things to be found, and then made
another search for the chimpanzee. But they could not locate the
marauding creature, and so turned their steps toward their camp.

"Well, we've got a few of those others fellows' things for them,"
said Whopper. "We can return them after dinner."

"The camera is O.K.," said Snap, after an examination.

"And so is the watch," came from the doctor's son.

"And to thi