"Then let's be off," said Aleck, as he buckled the last strap of his left skate, and stood up.

And Aleck, not wanting to be left out of the game entirely, tried his hand also.

The very first words that Aleck uttered after he had set fire to the cabin seemed to put a stop to this resolution.

In fact, Aleck commented duly upon his own sagacity in conceiving that idea.