The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island or Marooned Among the Game-fish Poachers

had assured them he did not expect to have any further trouble with the engine, they no longer kept an anxious eye on the worki

e days they might be out of sight of land. Thad knew the danger that lay in such a thing, and had promised the folks at home in Cranford that he would be very caref

a quarter that they could keep the land in s

phrases used long ago on board the ships that sailed the seas in such white-winged flocks before the advent of steam gave them such a backset, he read these all out to his mate

," said Step Hen, as Giraffe asked him to "step aft, and han

out?" as

r helm,' it takes just the fraction of a second for it to pass through his mind that that means 'turn your helm to the left.' And so they say in our navy after this

one of this list so I can rattle it off like I can already box the compass. No siree, every true sailorman will rise

," interposed Ste

of his fat shoulders, as his eyes unconsciously dropped, so that he looked dow

" he suddenly shouted,

ried speckled trout or white fish for supper!" remarked

, as he gave the tall scout a look of scorn. "Anyhow, I can beat you a mile

manded Thad, seeing a chance for

call it that," responded the fat boy

rdily. "I'd just like a good chance to show you up for a fish fakir. We've heard a heap about

f the contest, the loser to treat the crowd to a dinner when we get back home,"

back in Cranford, because there's plenty of money in the treasury of the Silver Fox Patrol; but the loser must do th

, just as thought he might be before Squire Ja

d to say, not wishing to have it appear that

t sort of fish are we to g

ry one must be fairly caught with hook and line, and n

was to be a genuine sportsmanlike proceeding, a

nd for a second point. Then the heaviest fish will be a third claim, and we might

so's to have it five; and then three points will

then, we also say the longest fish when measured

ut ain't that already covered

measures two inches longer than the one the other fellow got, but when you use the scales his weighs more by six ounces. How does tha

his hands in to

t write the conditions down, Thad, while they're fresh in our minds, and read 'em out. When I come in under the wire first, as I surely w

both boys busied themselves sorting out the greatest lot of fishing tackle their chums h

no one was looking, in hopes of being fortunate enough to get first blood in the competition. And the others knew that

ng up at the s

marked Allan, noticing this action on

up very suddenly around here. May be something about this big body of fresh water tha

ove you marked on the chart, so's to have a sn

think of anchoring out, and taking chances. A storm is bad enough in daytime

g to all the others said. "I hope there are aplenty of them same snu

re, because there are few rivers that empty into the lake. Up along the Canadian side it's different, b

ring to set out from Montreal with some, big batteaus manned by French Canadian voyageurs, who would row and sail all the way through most of the Great Lakes to Fort William, where the agent had collected heaps of valuable pelts from the trappers and the Injuns after the season was done. These he'd fetch

nder how it'd seem if a fellow lived away back in those days before the tim

ame breath as them we have hovering over us all the while. For instance, what if Thad here just croo

me think of pirates, if ever they have such critters up here on Old Superior. And take it from me, boys, right now one of the bunch is looking us over through a marine glass. Like as not they're making up their minds who and what we can be,