CHAPTER XVI
THE "HARD GUYS"
At the door of the cabin he leaped from the sled, unharnessed the dogs, and drove them inside. As he returned for the sled and the harness he laughed at the sight of his late captive who at top speed was cutting across the snow-level in the direction taken by the others.
"He'll round 'em up," grinned the boy as he worked the sled over the sill and into the cabin. "I'll just make snug here and get ready for callers."
As Connie closed the door he noticed with satisfaction that it was fully four inches thick and fastened on the inside by means of two ponderous bars. As Rickey had said, the cabin was built like a fort. Dragging a heavy bench into place Connie mounted it and peered through the loopholes, which were placed high in the walls in such a position that they commanded every approach to the
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