Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-09
CHAPTER III.
'RAH FOR. CAMP ENDORIASKI!

IOl "ouit what?"
III "Well, somebody1I find out what
if they Ckick) do it again"
Here! Look out whom you're trying to
kick 1t wasn't me who tripped you"
"lt was, tool"
''No, it wasn't it was"
ooh, know who it was; you needn't try
to get out of it!
''Go on up the stairs and stop your noise;
you make more fuss"
'No, l won't! I'm not going to be trip
ped UP at every step. You go ahead, then
I'll come"
1t was Mark who was in trouble. He was
going up the stairs to the gymnasium ahead
of Herb King, Percy Ashton and Ed Doty
when one of them-he wasn't sure which one,
but took it for granted it was Herb-caught
his foot and tripped him slightly. He waited
until the others had passed them, then fol-
lowed them up. And, just before they reach
ed the top step, Mark caught Herbs foot
and tripped him.
"There, that shows what kind of a fellow
you are!' said Herb, scornfully. Somebody
accidentally touches one of your feet"
"Oh, yes!" ironically.
"And you fall all over yourself and declare
they tripped you up, and you get mad and
you try to kick them backwards down the
stairs, then get around back of them and do
the very same thing to them you thought
was mean in them to do to you. | don't
think that Is showing very Christian spir-
go on up the stairs and stop your noise;
you make more fuss" answered Mark, inn
itating Herbs words and manner of a few
minutes previous.
"Why, hello, Endicott! You here?" greet.
ed Ed at this moment, as he opened the
door of the gymnasium room. "We've been
waiting down stairs for you to come in, and
wondered what made. you so late; When
did you come? We didn't see you"
Will turned and set down the pair of In
dian clubs he had been swinging as he an
swered:
ooh, about half an hour ago!"
| "You were here before any of us, then.
thought We couldn't have missed seeing you
if you. had passed while we were down
there"
"Percy says he can go. WILL" broke in
Mark at this point.
Good for Percy" exclaimed VIII.
money, did your" turning to Percy.
"No, not half so much as I expected Faith
er said he'd just as lief pay my board in a
tent in the woods as to pay it at home; pro-
smiled a happy smile.
"Well, for our own sakes, if not for your
fathers, we'll try and keep your appetite in
normal condition." laughed VIII; Then
81 suppose none of the others of you had
any trouble in getting your fathers con
Il didn't" replied Herb.
F'Nor l." said Ed.
"Well, no one raised any serious obiec.
tions to my going; but mother says she's
afraid wen all be drowned. before we get
back" said Mark.
''No danger of that with Ed along to adj
wise us when we get upset." said Percy, wink
ing at Herb.
This remark arising from the fact that Ed
once told a man who had been thrown out
Of a boat into the, water, and who called
he could get to him with another boat"
''Well,. let's get down to business, then, y
said viii, "and decide when, where and how
long we're going to camp" and he led the
way to corner of the room where they
would be practically alone
Now. III tell you what think about
the matter" he began, when they were all
seated. 81 think we better go about next
Tuesday, and that we better camp where
Dearborn Island; 1t is fine place for q
camp-shady and clean, with a nice sandy
beach, and a mountain stream of pure wa.
ter, and is not a, great way from two or three
tables and milk and eggs;, and there's fine
swimming place. there, and good boating and
I6shing-everything to make it an ideal
camping ground. was up there last year,
while the Bentley family were there, and
would be the place where I'd camp. How
ever, if any of you know Of a place you
think is better. don't be afraid to say SO.
Pm merely suggesting this
do you mean that place where there are
two great, tall pine trees growing right be-
side each other. near the river bank?" asked
Percy.
"There are two large pine trees there" an
swered VIII.
FWelI, then, vote to go there" said
Percy, enthusiastically; 'for Frank Howard
and / stopped there to eat our dinner one
day, when we were up the river in his canoe,
and we both said we were going to remember
that place and go there. if we ever went