The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three

upply of drinking water, and to its handle was attached a long rope. Jack, half beside himself with fright at the

face, blue with cold, appeared abov

canna ye get me oot of thi

Hold on! We'll get you ou

teeth clicking like a running fish reel as he clung

h the rope from the bucket in his hands. As he skated toward the unfortunate Caledonian youth his hands nimbly made a loop in the rope. He flung

t as you can," ordered Tom, half ang

's fault!" chattered

ere going?" demanded Jack. "You

t to make an indignant re

et into the cabin right away. There's some hot tea on the stove. While you'r

le of Tom and Jack, and his partner in the enterprise that had brought the party north, were away back over the sno

bed with rough, scratchy towels, and explain in some detail, to those who do not already know them, who the Bun

s of strange events, they fell "heirs" to a cozy bungalow, which fact resulted in their being known as the Bungalow Boys. It was a name bestowed upon them afte

above a small lake opposite to the bungalow. The boys, too, had many thrilling experiences, the memory of one of which lingers particularly. Our readers will have no trouble in recalling Tom's adventure in the flooded cave following his battle wit

, warm with the color and life of the tropics, the tale of their adventures and perils below, as well as above, the ocean was told. How Tom saved Mr. Dacre's life from a huge devilfish far under the surface of the sea was b

the sturdy, sterling-hearted ranchman and friend of Mr. Dacre. How the boys incurred the enmity of a band of Chinese smugglers and how they acq

n a series of remarkable experiences. Setting out for a pleasure cruise, they found that they were once more called upon to face difficulties and dangers. Doubtless the hardened muscles and self-reliance dev

he Yukon Rover, which we have already encountered in "winter quarters" in the present volume. Sandy, as usual, got into many scrapes, and Tom and Jack met with an extraordinary experience at the hands of two d

nsive silver fox and black fox. The animals were to be taken alive in specially designed box-traps, and when enough had been captured they were to b

ere partners was by no means a chimerical one. Good silver fox pelts bring in the open market from fifteen hundred to twenty-five hundred dollars each, and black fox pelts even more than that. If it was possible, th

the Yukon Rover, in sections, transported to the northland. She was put together at St. Michaels, near the mouth of the Yukon River, and loaded with

efore the spring came, and the adventurers with their valuable living cargo could "go out," as returning to civilization is called in Alaska. The enterprise had succeeded so far in a manner very gratifying to both the partners. As for the boys, they were enjoying themselves to the full. But it was not all play. They ha

ers of the country had been aroused. As small clouds precede a mighty storm, so slight signs may indicate coming trouble. Mr. C

d vengeful, and experienced in the ways of the silent places, they make enemies not to be despised. T