Chapter I: Front Matter

The Rambler Club's

Winter Camp

BY W. CRISPIN SHEPPARD

AUTHOR OF

"THE RAMBLER CLUB AFLOAT"
"THE RAMBLER CLUB IN THE MOUNTAINS"
ETC.

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA
MCMX

COPYRIGHT 1910 BY
THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

Introduction

"The Rambler Club's Winter Camp," though a story complete in itself, deals with the further adventures of the jolly club whose acquaintance we made in "The Rambler Club Afloat."

Although Nat Wingate has not always acted a good part toward Bob Somers and his friends, they are generous enough to forget past differences.

An enforced vacation, due to the burning of the Kingswood high school, gives the five boys an opportunity to accompany Nat and his friend, John Hackett, on a winter camping trip.

Life in the wilds, amidst snow and ice, has its discomforts and dangers, as well as charms, and many trying and exciting experiences fall to their lot; and these they meet with a cheerful, courageous spirit.

But this is not all; a series of happenings puzzle the boys, their wonder and curiosity increasing, as one strange incident follows another, until the mystery is eventually solved.

Their life in camp has done them a world of good; and they return home full of pleasant and lasting remembrances. Some of the further outdoor experiences of the same boys may be found in "The Rambler Club in the Mountains" and "The Rambler Club on Circle T Ranch."

W. CRISPIN SHEPPARD.

Contents

I. THE FIRE-BELL

II. THE BUCKET BRIGADE

III. OFF TO THE WOODS

IV. "UNDENIABLE FACT"

V. THE ROAD OF ICE

VI. MAKING CAMP

VII. THE FIRST HUNT

VIII. THE GUARDIANS

IX. A NEW SPORT

X. A SKATING MATCH

XI. A NIGHT ALARM

XII. THE WILDCAT

XIII. ON THE TRAIL

XIV. HUNTER AND TRAPPER

XV. A PRACTICAL JOKE

XVI. YARDSLEY'S TRAPS

XVII. SMOKE SIGNALS

XVIII. WHO TOOK THE FURS?

XIX. LOST IN THE SNOW

XX. WOLVES!

XXI. SUSPICIONS

XXII. THE FAWN

XXIII. BACK TO CAMP

XXIV. A QUARREL

XXV. SELF-DEFENSE

XXVI. SNOWBALLS

XXVII. A CAVE AND A BEAR

XXVIII. THE NOTE ON THE DOOR

XXIX. THE NEAR-BANDITS

XXX. BURYING THE HATCHET

XXXI. YARDSLEY'S LAST JOKE

Illustrations

"WE CAN'T GET THERE TOO SOON"

"HELLO!" EXCLAIMED ONE OF THE STRANGERS

WITH GUNS TIGHTLY CLASPED, THEY STARTED

DON'T WASTE A SHOT

HOW ABOUT THE STOREHOUSE DOOR?

The Rambler Club's

Winter Camp