midday
With caution they made their way around the clearing , doing their best to remain hidden from the other boys . They had no desire to be mistaken for game and shot at , so they had to keep their eyes on the alert as they advanced . Werner and his cronies had passed into the woods , and now were making their way down a hillside into a hollow where they had built a fair-sized campfire . As the Rovers and their chums came closer they saw the three sitting around the campfire and evidently getting ready to have a midday lunch . `` Come on ! We 're six to three , so we ought to be able to manage those fellows with ease ! '' cried Fred .