The age-herald., 1900-02-25
CHAPTER VIII.

The next thing we knew was towards the dawn of day, when we were awakened by terrible plumbing and rolling about on the floor and we discovered that our car was in motion.
 We were travelling pretty rapidly, too, for an old freight. My! Such jostling and tumlbling It was the toughest riding I ever enjoyed We did enjoy it, for our poor feet were getting much needed rest, and though we had much difficulty in preventing bruises, we were willing to take bumb occasionally in order to give our blistered feet opportunity to recover.
 Say, Jim," interrupted Bruce, 'I just be- lieve that old fellow knew the car would be Mtched on to the engine. He did it all as a kindness, knowing that we needed the ride we refused to take on the passenger"
 Why, of course he did. have been sure of that all along. Well,' he continued, "af- ter a while we saw the sun rise and as the day grew older we began to wish for break fast, but, sir that old freight just rattled right on. We didn't stop till way past dinner time. Facti Positively, I was too hungry to crawl out of that car to the near est restaurant. I was actually faint"
 Jim paused while his listeners indulged in laughter at his expense until the tears came to their eyes. After time he was allowed to continue.
 Bruce declared he could not move a step til he had something to eat. Wilburt said he would not wait for us to discuss the matter, for he proposed to find something for himself immediately. Sore and tired as we were, we followed him, you may depend. Pretty soon we had eaten up tine whole of a little 25-cent restaurant. Fact isn't it, boys? We called for more, but he didn't have 1t, and when we had eaten up every thing but the knives we had to stop eating for fear he would die of astonishment at our appetites.
 "When we paid him our bill he looked sick, but only asked us If we should chance to come his way again to drop him card that he might provide extra supplies. We promised to do so."
 Jim proceeded quite soberly, though the others were laughing immoderately over his exaggerated account of their hunger.
 ssWell, there we were, too far from nome to think of turning back and too game to ask father to send us return tickets. The ride had only given our limbs an oppor- tunity to grow stiff and sore, while our feet seemed even worse than they had been the day before.
 eve slept there that night but we needed fully another days rest before proceeding oa our Journey. We could not make up our minds to lose aonther day, for we were nearing our destination ad besides were terribly tired of such a life.
 "It was set of pretty cross, worn-out boys that started next morning. It was pretty much like WdlbuTt said, little thing would have induced us to telegraph father. We were getting sick of our bar gain about that time, and at the end of that day we would have been sicker If things had not frightened some. Another thing had occurred; had forgotten to tell that Bruce-'
 "Oh, let that pass now. won't you?' broke in Bruce.
 That's the best joke of all. Poor old Bruce had managed to get full of poison- oak, and we got copperaS from a little drug store and put it on him so strong that while it killed the poison it made worse sores than the poison-oak had caused. Oh, he was a picture! He was willing to rest in the woods uler than walk further after We had gone only a couple of miles.
 ''We were following the river, and by and by we came to a landing place for beats just an old fellow who had been fishing came in sight.
 'We were resting on a log and watched him reach the shore and land He was lost the chance of the most interesting adventure of our entire trip.
 That's the bright idea he is so proud of. He does deserve a little credit believe, though we were not disposed that day to give him credit or anything else. He called to the old gentleman and asked him if he would sell the boat.
 It took some persuasion and a good deal of our cash, but we succeeded after time in buying the old tub and were quite happy in the thought of another days rest for our 1imbs and feet. Yes, for two or three mdles Will was proud of having contrived .o secure it he was in danger of getting puffed up over it: but towards noon he changed this tune. was warm and we laid aside our coats in order to row more easily. The sun blstered our necks, shoulders and arms so terribly that we were anxious enough to find a good place to land long before even ing, but we came to no place to do so till the stars were out.
 Twas at this place that we had our most thrilling adventure sss4
 We were talking away as hard as we could and had not noticed that the current was getting SO swift, when all of a sudden we discovered we had gotten into some rapids. It was impossible ito turn our boat; in fact, we were almost at the fall when I discovered it. my face being in that di- rection. I could give no warming, but the boys saw from my face that some danger was ahead. Bruce turned to see and Will crouched down into the bottom of the boat as we waited, was sure, for death.
 You can't believe 1t know, but we shot over that rock and the next and two smaller ones without upsetting. Yes, indeed. I