Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

tne trees linen Irue remarked, Just trlte
Come Come, on. Bent, We ought to have been
TO GUIDE us is the sun, and, when that's gone,
we Shall be in danger of getting lost"
repieG can Rant find our way back easily enough
10 STRIKE the path, and then we're all right"
path is"
,d Il do do = We turned off from it at the left,
and were still on that side of it. We've
simply got to keep on in this direction"
And Bent pointed straight ahead at the
same time that he began to move in the course
he himself had marked out
True shook his head. He knew that when
leaving the path they had turned to the left,
put they had gone in SO many different direc-
tons since then that he had serious doubts
as to their ability to regain the path in the
short time OF daylight remaining
True. followed Bent, however. who marched
along like person who has no fears regard
ing the proper course, and was so nearly at
hls ease that he wanted to stop and examine
a curiouslooking vine.
| Go on, Bent" said True. impatientlv. "It
will be serious matter for us if we don't
find the, path before dark, We can't afford
to stop for anything just nowS
benG continued on with laugh; but when
twilight came, and was succeeded so sud.
denly by darkness, he was even more alarm
ed than True. The path had not been found,
and, now that the sun had set, they were
TS;. 2y no means certain in which direction the
It's no use" Bent declared, stopping
suddenly few moments after it had become
sec So dark ark that it was With difficulty he could
see rue VINO was close beside him. eve
might as well stand still as to keep going on
IN the darkness. There isn't the slightest
chance that we should know it. if we were
afebetby Stb bn.6n, on the path it was SO overgrown
81, know it isn't any use to keep on" re-
piled True. "but yet it seems like giving up
to stop" -
..Mnfan ..Mhat else ., can wye, do but give up?"
we NJJInhe aJt i else fi We're lost and the sooner
Let's try to find an open place and build a
fire. 1t wouldn't do to start one here. for
we rsno should surely have the woods in a blaze"
during which time they spoke not word
and then sort of clearing was found-a
place that was less dark and gloomy than
that portion OF the forest they had Just been
stars. The moon had not yet risen.
In the partially-cleared place which they
had found they set about gathering materials
WITH winch to make a fire. and soon cheer
ful blaze lit up the gloomy woods.
They now had sufficient light to enable
them 70 see around the opening. where there
were decaying logs and limbs Of trees enough
| to keep roaring fire all night
| The light had cheering effect unon them
both, and, as the, flames leaped up toward
the sky, it seemed as if half their troubles
mad Deen removed.
.uIey They were 1 thoroughly tired with their long
tramp, ana Tor half an hour they Law in
front OF the fire, thinking that their situation
was not very desperate one, as they could
readily lind their way back to the boat in the
morning, and they were greatly enjoying the
needed rest.
Then True said in his usual laucbin0
| tone. which told that he had quite recovered
his good spirits:
"Ihis isn't. so very terrible. after all tt
won't be QIIltA oh IL
here as on board of the River Queen; but
don't believe we shall lie awake very much
OF the nghtGnot half as much as those on
have to wait for us a little while in the morn
ing; that is about all it will amount to. II
we only had something to eat we'd be pretty
We've got two game bags full"
That's fact. Well have a couple of
squirrels for our supper"
cooking.
True concluded to follow his example, and
went to work upon another.
Ihe meat did certainly smell good to the
hungry boys when it began to roast, and.
when it was thoroughly done, both ate it with
hungry relish, although it would have been
much better for a little salt and less ashes
Lets get together wood enough to keep
the fire going all night and then, whenever
we feel like it, we can go to Sleep" said
True, when they had finished their meagre
supper
In short time they had collected as much
fuel as they thought would serve during the
night, and then they lay down in front Of the
fire again, discussing the course they ought
to take the next morning in order to find
their way to the boat.
Bent was quite certain that when they
stood facing the sun. the path they had left
when they chased the black squirrel would
be to the right, and, as it was important that
they should gain that path instead of trying
no idea Of whether they should "o'I 90 up Dor or
down stream, it was decided that they would
proceed according to that plan.
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