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ctor's

tion. But it was literally "up hill work." Often it was worse even than that, involving the cli

alt in a body of thick-growing timber, and after a careful inspec

or two hours' work by two of the party would accomplish that. They must be near the cliff on the other side over which their ties and timbers were to be sent into the slide that was to carry them to the valley below, and this spot seem

and when the snows come it may give us some trouble in the way of avalanches, flo

ace the road over which they had come and return to their master in the valley below. At any rate the master of them was conf

e mules disappeared over the edge of the last troublesom

ll provide for immediate needs, and next for a perma

nswered little Tom the readiest thinker as well as

and Ed Parmly, are detailed to that work. Now as to shelter. Of course we've got to build a permanent winter quarters. But that will take several days-perhaps

covered with bushes so arranged as to shed the rain. Of course the place wouldn't be a good one for permanent quarters, but in Nov

going to keep it

fire in front of

hard from the north and blow all

se, especially in a high wind, and our bush roof w

under the cliff, quite sufficient for their immediate needs. By this time hunger-that always recurring condition-had seized upon them and they prepared a rather late dinner of squirrels that had been shot by one and a

on which they were camping was a sort of plateau, with a cliff rising behind and with the steep mountain side falling away into the fathomless depths in front. The plateau embraced

complished night fell, and there was

dy aroused, it's a venture-our staying here I mean-but we're going to make the venture. So I propos

t 'Camp Venture

our business we'll show our friends that 'Camp Venture' did not venture more than its members were able to carry out. I'll tell you what, bo

romance," said Jack. "Who'll

hat lived and experienced and perhaps suffered in 'Camp Venture.' I'm not going to spoil you superb fellows by making public personages of you before your tim

he book that th