My cousin and his chums used to do a lot of cooking there.

Then they laid down more old boards to make a floor, and boarded most of the wall space, too.

Last of all, they took up an old table and old chairs, and they had just a dandy camp! Say, fellows, why couldn't we have a camp like that ?" "It would do all right for springtime," declared Tom Reade, "but we couldn't work it in winter." "Why not ?" challenged Dan.
"Not unless, Danny, you want to be the strong man who's going to dig down into the ground through two or three feet of frost." Dan looked a bit crestfallen.
"Besides," declared Dick thoughtfully, "every time there was a thaw or a big rain the cave you're talking about making would be nothing but a big cistern, half-full of water.

But we could dig and fit up such a cave somewhere in the woods in springtime, fellows." "Only we don't have much vacation in the spring," broke in Greg disappointedly, "and it certainly would be grand to go into camp right after Christmas Day, if we could be warm enough and have enough to eat." "It would be great sport," nodded Dick.
"Then let's do it," glowed Greg.
"I suppose you have the camping place all picked out, and permission to use it," smiled Prescott.
"Well, no," admitted Greg.

"But why can't we fix up some sort of place ?" "How ?" Dave Darrin wanted to know.