Among the number were Coulter and Ritter, and the pair looked much dismayed.
"Say, I didn't think the fire would spread to the woods," whispered Gus Coulter.
"Hush!" warned his crony.

"Don't you admit that we did it.

If it comes to the worst, say it was an accident, that we were trying to light a torch, to sneak the barrels away, when they took fire." "All right." More water was thrown on the barrels, and then a small army of cadets commenced to dig up dirt and stones, with which to cover the burning objects.

This worked very well on the barrels.

But to reach the trees was different.