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I hold him indirectly responsible for all the disagreeable things that have happened to us , and for this , too . '' `` Wait until to-night before you do anything about it , '' begged George . `` Give the Tramp Club a chance to distinguish themselves . If we do n't get our man by six o'clock to-night , then put the matter in the hands of the authorities . In the meantime , wo n't you accept our hospitality for the day ? We offer you the use of our camp while we go out on a man hunt . '' After some further conversation Miss Elting reluctantly agreed to the boys ' plan , and after considerable mourning over the lost `` Red Rover , '' the girls settled themselves in the camp of the tramps to await the return of the boys .