Humph! I don't believe Rip and Dodge are doing anything worse than a little camping.

There must be a stove in there, and they're cooking some supper---playing at camping out." "I don't smell anything cooking in there," rejoined Dick with a shake of his head.

"We can't hear anything sizzling over the fire, either." "Then what-----" began Harry curiously.
Bang! interrupted a crashing explosion inside the building.
Boom! Then the door flew wide open, followed by a single great belching of white smoke.
Through the center of this cloud was hurled a human figure.

A man struck the ground and lay there, senseless or lifeless, a pool of blood quickly forming on the ground beside him..