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stalled under the trees close to
French Den. A long rope per-
mitted them to move about. The
building Of a better shelter for
winter was q necessity. Conse-
quently Gordon decided that a
barn and yard. protected by high
ratings, should be built immedi-
ately at the foot Of Auckland Hill,
on the side Of the lake, a little
way from the hall.
A workyard was organized I'M
der the direction Of Baxter. The
boys used the tools from the
Sloughi'S tool chest. Sometimes
they spoiled the work but they
did not grumble. Trees cut to the
roots and well cleared Of branches
supplied the posts necessary for
an enclosure big enough for a
dozen animals. The posts, Solidly
sunk and held together by cross
bars, could foil any wild animals
that might try to get IN.
The barn was constructed with
the boarding from the Slough. The
roof was covered with thick
tarred sheet to protect it against
rain or storm. A good, thick litter,
frequently changed, and good feed
of grass, moss and leaves, were all
that was required for the domestic
animals. Garrett and Service, put
in charge of the yard, were soon
rewarded by seeing the guanaco
and the goat becoming tanner every
day.
Before long there were new
guests. A second guanaco was
caught in one of the traps. Then
a couple of goats, male and female.
which Baxter caught with the help
of Wilcox, who also was beginning
to handle the bolaS Skillfully. There
was also an ostrich which Phann
chased down, but it was soon
learned that, like the first, it
would not be easy to tame. Service
tried again but could do nothing
with it.
Plenty Of Work
Meantime, Wilcox and a few
others continually prepared traps
and snares which had to be visited
daily. There also was plenty of
work for Iverson and Jenkins. They
took care of the crane, the hen
pheaSantS, the cartridges and the
pintadoes in a poultry yard which
Gordon had erected in a corner Of
the Enclosure.
Moko now had at his disposal the
milk Of the goats and the eggs
from the feathered animals. He
would have made nice desserts #
Gordon had not warned him to
economic on the sugar. It was
only on Sundays and holidays that
they had the extra sweetened
dishes of which Dole and CoStar
were so fond.
But if they could not manufac.
ture sugar, would it not be pos
Sible to find something which
would take it's place? Finally,
Gordon, always on the lookout,
discovered the answer in Traps
Woods.
'These are naples" he said.
"They are trees that give sugar."
Trees made of sugar?" cried
Costar.
mo, greedy!" answered Gordon,
II said trees that give sugar, so
you can keep. your tongue in"
1t was one of the most important
discoveries which the colonists had
made. BY making an incision in
the trunk Of these naples, Gordon
was able to obtain sap which, Solidi-
fled, gave maple sugar. It was no
less precious than cane or beet
sugar for cooking needs and was
far better than the product OBJ
tanned from the birch tree in the
spring.
The boys now had sugar and they
also had tea. The leaves gathered
from the tea tree were quite as
good as the fragrant Chinese plant.
During their trips to the forest,
the boys always gathered an
abundance of them.
Ito Be Continued
Translation from the original 'Deux
Ans de Vacances," copyright, 1885, by
Celesta Hamer-Jackson; distributed bY
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