I even can remember that he gave the window a little upward push, speaking at the time of the necessity for all pets to have plenty of pure air, or their dens would become foul smelling.

That boy was Tip Slavin, and I understand that he's pretty thick with Nick and Leon.

They must have heard about his visit here, and pumped him dry.

So if they do make me a night visit, depend on it this window will figure big in their calculations." Thad chuckled as though pleased.
"That makes it simple, then, Hugh," he went on to say, exultantly, "for with such a thing settled, it ought to be easy for us to hatch up some scheme to play hob with their plan of campaign.

It'd just about serve the sneaks right if we set a spring-gun trap that'd give them a dose of fine bird-shot; but then I don't suppose you'd want to go quite as far as that.