"I have been near the place twice since
you took possession.
"Why didn't you call?" demanded Tommy.
Again the boy's question was ignored.
"Did you see any one loitering about the cottage when you were
there?" asked Will. "You were there in the daytime, I suppose."
"Why do you ask that question?" demanded Antoine, giving a quick
start. "Have you been annoyed by people hanging about the cabin?"
Will didn't know whether to relate the story of the midnight visit
or not. He finally decided that the least he said to Antoine the
better it would be for him, so he replied that they had passed two
very restful nights in the deserted log house on the island.
"Did you find it deserted?" asked Antoine.
"It had the appearance of having been recently occupied," replied
Will. "I understand from one of the boys that Pierre formerly
lived there."
"So I understand!" Antoine replied grimly. "The point now is,
whether it was occupied by any one after Pierre left it."
Not caring to tell the exact facts. Will said nothing whatever,
and for a moment there was a rather embarrassed silence.
"What do you say about that?" demanded Antoine.
"Why, I think there was a little fire left when we went into the
place," Will replied, "but that might have been a left-over from
the day before.
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