THE ACADEMY BOYS IN CAMP

fishing and target-shooting; and then a fog crept in, hiding the ocean f

gh to bite,

there was not much comfort, although most

tent; but Jonas and his Friday had further to tr

ang around," growled Jonas, as he se

o last a week,"

f? It about always lasts a week!

, glad to see any signs of g

l the day we left, and that was three weeks; for they were hardy fellows, and they s

as Jonas paused in hi

hter than ever, one of 'em said, 'Come, boys, I'll give it up. I am completely mildewed now, inside and out

n; what did the re

by the compass, because we'd no idea where the sun was. Part of the way we rowed, and part of the way we drifted, and by-and-by we got a

m sure," said Freitag,

a queer side to his own tombstone. He laughed about the fog, and he laughed at the way the other fellows took it; and he laughed so when he left the island, that the others threatened to throw him overboard. I've never seen him but once since, and he began again as soon as he

id Max Bernard disconsolately. "Our te

't get cold in a salt fo

m," exclaimed Jonas croakingly, feelin

of them remarked that "there was nothing s

his own into his hand as a bribe, and got his unwilling co

large crowd of advisers and tasters; and when the toffy was boiled t

of sugar and butter, there were so many boys t

over it, and the pleasure hel

did not lift at all, and at other times it would disappear for an hour or two, giving th

g-bow, which is like a rainbow in very subdue

sted their resources for indoor amusement, the

y pulling his hair, words h

here!" gr

ake up! There's

say?" asked

ng on the tent? The wind blows like fury. I expect our tent will b

drops that fell fast upon his upturned face, to avoid which he sprang from

scomfort, and just then Mr. Bernard ca

are you g

swimm

ding. Several have blown down. You had better come over to the large tent. We have

kets, they opened the tent, stood a moment to watch the sheet of rain as it des

d head against the canvas curtain. Some one

and D

drowned o

r tent g

Chester's got

room on the table where m

help to anchor it; and it seemed to need it, for sometimes the wind would sweep in beneath the canv

ed Mr. Bernard solemnly, as one

e are they? Do you suppose they are o

in some safe harbour. Fisher

ly. "Ralph will be frightened! You know he i

appened to go in a vess

se to do," said Joe pityingly. "Besides, the weather was pleasant then, an

sick enough of it before

us poor wretches. They would be likely to get that fisherman to

was very solemn; he had been anxious about the

able with legs dangling down the side, packed very closely together, and trying to sleep; but the roaring of the sea, and the rattle of the s

d other disasters; and then, growing sleepy at daylight when the others went out to see the havoc of the storm, they

en he prayed for their two companions that they might be returned to their friends in safety and

trace of fog was gone, but the wind was still

t to dry, and anchored with large stones

ll felt that with the return of the sun ther

towards good-nature again, and t

and Joe said if he saw a boy come within five y

ted doughnuts for a variety, Jonas announced that the

l, round

ows, Jonas,"

twis

ive us one whil

h you, every one of