You ought to see that pudding that Jim Hornby is putting up."
"Young man, are you going to get that heart to cooking before
it goes bad in the sun?" asked Mr. Ross sharply.
Tom meekly turned and started toward camp.
"What's Greg doing?" Dick called after him.
"Holmesy is watching, learning the way Jim Hornby puts up a boiled
pudding," Reade called back.
Honk! honk! sounded an automobile horn from the rough trail
of a roadway an eighth of a mile away. The honking continued
until Dick, realizing that it was a signal, gave a loud halloo.
"Is that Prescott's camp?" called a voice.
"It's the camp of Prescott and his friends," Dick shouted back.
"Get ready for visitors, then!" called the voice again, and this
time Dick recognized the voice as that of Dr. Bentley.
"We won't eat you out of supplies, though," called the doctor,
now heading through the forest. "We're bringing with us our own
cold lunch."
"Cold lunch!" Dick chuckled back. "You won't be able to eat it
after you see what we have!"
Through the trees now the fluttering of skirts could be seen.
High school girls were on their way to share the barbecue, though
as yet they did not know of the treat in store for them.
CHAPTER IX
DICK'S WOODLAND DISCOVERY
"You couldn't have come at a finer time!" cried Dick joyously,
as he raced to meet the most welcome visitors.
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