Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-26
Drawn By Fnirrnx MncLelInnd.
Editorial and Literary Department

packed In the box car. They were
TO ride In the box car themselves,
and COW to feed.
from their home town. All the boys
parents and friends to greet them
farewell of travelling.
This way. OF course. was not the
best, but it was .. X for the boys.
After two weeks Of rough travelling
the boys landed at little town OF
Blinket. Idaho, about sixty miles
from their camping site. The coun-
try was unknown to them and they
stayed two days In this little town
inquiring, getting charts and plans.
the camp. Having their plans and
started of for the camp They. do
sided to make the trip In two days.
much. They managed TO get little
later on in the morning. When they
awoke they found the pony gone.
did not want TO go back and hunt
around for him because they might
get lost. This made part Of their
!rp yssy sIGs ns, he
boys found their camping place. and
to their great surprise a very large
lake. They had brought boat and
any water Sid and bud immedi-
ately went to work putting up tho
tent while Bed and Skinnay made the
fire and helped TO cook quick sup
much worrying over the pony. All
hopes were given up for the pony
now n they had given mp eyer find
ing him. All now. except the pony
was going on fine.
Skinnay. who was very fond OF
fishing. was fishing one day and
caught a fish or unusually large size.
He called bud to show him and as
b II on I,n ~ Il
looked around. and 10 his great sur.
prise he saw the pony. He called
again. now in great excitement. bud
had come and II looked like a miracle.
looked like nothing else could have
success now. Good eats. including
often visited a part of the Rockies
and killed a number OF mountain
goat. which made fine food.
the woods and he saw q large snake
some distance away. He had never
seen any OF this variety before. He
pointed his gun directly at the snake
trigger when, he remembered that
there was shortage OF ammunition
and brought the gun down. Then
he he. turned S15, his head withou! moving
In in beds face. BED dropped p his Z gun IN
and quickly put into use. his two
snake from biting him. Finally. after
n long fight. he managed to get the
snake on the ground and quickly
picked up his gun and shot him.
then Strengthened out and did not
| move. Bed took him to camp and
skinned him, and then sewcd the
skin on his belt.
Sid was. not very good swimmer.
! q
Ing. 1t seemed as though his hook
! got hung on something. He leaned
over ard the canoe turned over. lie
yelled for. help. and Ben jumped in
sure narrow escape.
! While these boys we're at camp they
often visited the country store. AZ
most all OF the country stores you will
find loafers. so to speak. Among some
| OF the loafers here was very old
| gent. He told these boys many
stories of the. Indians: their mode of
enjoyed these stories and took every
opportunity TO hear him. n was now
getting near school time. and the boys
leave. The hoys left their, camping
place for the summer and arrived
| safely at the little town OF Blinkot.
! They did not have as much trouble
a day or two everything was pack cd
| and the boys were on the road To
! good old home. After two weeks Of
tiresome travelling. the train arrived
ents and friends were there to meet
| them. and thy were surely glad TO
see them! The following summer
three times as ,nrny hoys went. and
| camps for boys there is. called the
idaho Camp for Boys. owned by a
! millionaire.
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