Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-30
CHAPTER TX.
BUILDING A STOVE.

~ HAT brought them out, didn't itg'
IL said Mark laughing, as three heads head,
~ appeared at the tent opening. IN
bet they thought they were about to
be attacked by band Of the reddest kind OF
redskins. Hey, you, up there!" calling to
those in the tent. "What do you think OF
this for camp yell:
"R-a-hl" (swinging his hat in a circle about
his head) Camp Endoriaskil Ha, ha, ma
a-a-a!"
"R,a-h! Camp Endoriaski! Ma, ma, ma-a-
a-a-al" answered Herb, mockingly. ou
two are making too much noise. that's all we
think about you. Shut up little while;
There's man sick over in the next county,, :,
rs that spS Well I'm sOrry yyn for i the nnIV Pa tSe
beginning of what is in store for him. You'd
better go over and tell the man to move out,
al Mark Ripley is camping over here on tne
Susquehanna, and proposes to exercise ms
lungs several times each day regardless OF the
county in the State of Pennsylvania, But,
say, come down here and help lug up some
of this straw. We're tired"
'1 don't doubt that in the least | would
be, too, if had yelled the way you have all
the way up the river"
6'Did the people down at the farm think
you were escaped lunatics, or did you behave
yourselves while you were there?''
II don't know what they thought, laugh
ed Mark, sfbut do know that they made us
pay twenty-six cents for walking in their
'onyin' bed"
Then. as Will and Ed came down to the
boat, Mark related in full the particulars OF
their visit to the farmhouse.
Had quite an exciting time OF 1t, didn't
you." observed Will, when Mark had fin
ished.
1T should say we did. Guess wen take the
first page of the camp diary all right And,
Herb, don't you forget to put in that about
Mark running into the log"
Herb assured him that everything would
90 down; he needn't fear.
ave brought that door along for table,
went on Mark, pointing to the door IN the
water.
'Yes, and if he could have found cook,
stove anywhere along the river | believe he'd
have made me tow that UP here, tool broke
in Percy, rubbing his muscles to indicate that
he had had hard pull of il. =,
'fWen, that door is just what we want all
the same" said Will; Though | don't sup
it up against the current. We'll think OF
you when we're eating that bang-up dinner
off il that Ed is going to get up for US Let's
get it out of the water, SO that it will be dry
when we want to use it."
This was accomplished without any serious
mishaps, though a number of slight ones oc-
Cured Will got one of his feet wet by step
ping on fiat stone and slipping off it into
the water; Ed had little water accidental
Iy" splashed on him by Mark; and Percy
and Mark got into senseless wrangie as TO
which was the top and which the bottom OF
the door, and settled the matter by calling
each other Names and throwing mud. And
when the door was finally landed high and
dry up on the river bank. the five boys went
back to the tent, viii and Herb carrying two
bundles Of straw.
'.Now let's get to work and fix things up
here" said VIII, throwing his bundle down
by the tent opening. "You two can build
the stove" addressing the remark to Percy
and Mark, "and you can show them how"
turning to Ed, "and Herb and / will fix up
the beds. Then, we four viii put up the table
while Ed cooks the supper; aud then"
"Yuml Yuml Wen eat the supper"
broke in Mark, smacking his lips.
"Yes, that's the idea exactly" said VIII.
'fWell, Ed, Just give us few pointers as
to where and how you would like this range
put UP, and we are your humble servants" as
sured Mark, turning to Ed, as Win and Herb
went inside the tent to begin work on the
beds.
'T think it will be handiest for me If ii is
put right over there by that large stone," re-
Piled Ed, taking on a somewhat superior air.
1.-THE stone win be handy for him to SIT
on, he thinks" said Mark, in a stage whisper
to Percy.
"And you'd better build it Of stones"
@0f coursel You didn't suppose we were
going to build it Of terra Gotta bricks, did
youT'
And Mark laughed contemptuousIy.
"Wait till finish, If you please" fetorted
Ed "What ] was going TO say was, you'd
better build it of stones such 40 the one VIII