s dispute over the Spur Road
tract. Snap's father had had several interviews with Mr. Andrew
Felps, and the feeling engendered was decidedly bitter.

"You boys have no right on this property," went on Andrew Felps.

"I thought Mr. Chester owned this tract of land."

"He did, but he has sold out to the Felps Lumber Company, of which
I am the head. Who ar you?"

"My name is Charley Dodge."

"Humph!! Come from Fairview?"

"Yes, sir."

"Is it your father who has the interest in the lumber company there?"

"Yes, sir."

At this discovery Andrew Felps' face grew positively resentful.

"I suppose he sent you up here, eh?" he snarled.

"No. We got permission to go camping out and picked this place
as suiting us."

"Well, you knew what was good," put in another of the men.

"Did you see us looking around here a couple of weeks ago?" went
on Andrew Felps.

"We did not."

"Who are these---other kids with you?"

"Thank you, but I am not a kid," put in Shep. "My name is Sheppard
Reed, and I am the son of Dr. Reed of Fairview. This is Frank
Dawson, and the boy out in the boat is Will Caslette. We all
belong at Fairview. As Snap---I mean Charley---says, we came
to camp out. We have always understood that this was a free camping-out
place. Folks have come to this lake for years."

"Well, they are not coming here any more!" cried Andrew Felps.

"After this those who come will pay for the privilege."

"The place isn't fenced in," said Whopper.

"No; but it will be, shortly. I am going to have a wire fence
put up."

Seeing there was a dispute going on, Giant came ashore.

"What's the trouble?" he sang out. "Bad news from home?"

"No---bad news right here," murmured Shep, coming towards him.

"What do you mean?"

"Wait and see."

"I came down here to camp out myself," went on Andrew Felps. "I and
my friends picked this very spot over two weeks ago. I am going to
have a first-class cabin built here shortly. You boys had no right
to cut down the trees."

"Can't we stay here?" blurted out Giant.

"Stay here? Not much! You'll get out just as fast as you can
pack up!"

At this announcement the hearts of the boys fell instantly. All
thought of the labor they had put on the cabin and the surroundings.

"This is too bad!" cried Whopper. "See here, Mr. Felps, can't we
stay if we pay you?"

"No, sir!" was the first answer. Andrew Felps looked at Snap,
coldly. "You can go home and tell yo