Chances are that we'd all go on sleeping soundly, too, while he gathered up the tools and then he'd have us by the hair when we did wake up." "Well, then," proposed Darrin quietly, "we'll fasten the shutters." "Quit your kidding," begged Dan.
"I'm not kidding." "But you talk of closing the shutters.

There aren't any--worse luck for us." "Aren't there ?" challenged Dave.

"Say, didn't you fellows know that the cabin windows have shutters ?" "Have they ?" asked Dick, jumping up.
"Surest thing going," Dave answered.

"Come along and I'll show you." He went over to one of the windows, which was set to run sidewise in top and bottom grooves.

On account of the snow and the cold the window stuck a bit, but at last Dave had it open.