The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-04-04

and he, after a while, succeeded in
recovering his good humor, and
Joined pleasantly in the converse
ton.
What a famous days sport you
have had altogether" said he,
coming close up to me. 1T will
be my turn to &C out with you
next, will it not, father? Just
about here there is nothing to
shoot, and | have found it very
dull"
"Still you have been doing your
duty, my dear boy; you were en-
trusted with the care of the fam
lily, and a youth of manly char
acter will not depend for happi-
ness on mere excitement"
AS the shades of night APP
preached, we made haste to con-
cIude the days work, by prepar-
ing the kangaroo, part for imme-
date use, and part for sailing.
The animals were fed, and a
plentiful allowance of salt made
to them. Our own supper of broil-
ed salmon and potatoes was dis
patched with great appetite, and
we retired, with thankful hearts,
to sound and ~well-earned repose.
CHAPTER FIVE
Next morning, while the lbreak-
fast was getting ready, l attend
ed to the beautiful skin Of the
kangaroo, which I was anxious to
preserve entire; and afterward,
when Fritz had prepared every
thing in readiness for our trip
to the wreck, l called Ernest and
Jack in order to give them some
parting i%njunctions. They, how
ever, had disappeared directly af-
ter breakfast, and their mother
could only guess, that, as we re-
CURED potatoes, they might have
gone to fetch a supply. I desired
her to reprove them, on their re-
turn, for starting away without
leave; but, as it appeared they
had taken Turk, I satisfied myself
that no harm was likely to befall
them, although it was not without
reluctance that I left my dear
wife alone with little Franz, cheer
ing her with hopes of our speedy
return whit new treasures from
the wreck.
Advancing steadily on our way,
we crossed the bridge at Jackal
River, when suddenly, to our no
small establishment, Jack and Err
nest burst out of a hiding place
where they had lain in wait for
us, and were enchanted with the
startling effect of their unexpect-
ed appearance upon their unsus-
pecting father and brother. 1t was
evident that they fully believed
they might now go with us to
the wreck.
To this notion | at once put a
decided stop, although l could not
find in my heart to scold the two
merry rogues for their thought
less frolic, more especially as /
particularly wished to send back
a message to my wife, l told
them they must hurry home, so
as not to leave their mother in
suspense although, as they were
already so far, they might collect
some salt. And | instructed them
to explain that, as my work on
board would take UP a long time,
she must try to bear with our abb
sence for a night. This l had
to say when we parted, but
my courage had failed, knowing
how much she would object to
such a plan, and l had resolved
% return in the evening.
On consideration, however, of
constructing a raft, which was my
Intention in going, and finishing
t without a second trip, l de-
ermined to remain on board for
he night, as the boys had, unin-
entionally, given me the chance
# sending a message to that !
fleet.
"Good-by, boys, take care of J
ourselves! we're off," shouted =,
ritz, as l Joined him in the tub :
oat, and we showed off. :
The current carried us briskly {
ut of the bay; we were very
Don moored safely alongside the t
-reck, and scrambling up her 6
battered sides, stood on what re- 3
lained of the deck, and began F
t once to lay our plans. 6
l wanted to make a raft to car /,
on shore a great variety of
'ticles far too large and heavy a
" our present boat. A number a.
empty casks seemed just what b
as required for a foundation; RI
e closed them tightly, pushed e
EN- overheard, and arranging r.
7elve of them side by side in Ii
of three, we firmly secured 81
EN- together by means of
'ars, and then proceeded to lay
good substantial floor of. planks,
hich was defended by a low bull W
In this way we BOON had a