The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies
concerning automatic rifles and all connected with them. An examination of Ralph's weapon showed tha
his well-oiled and polished, albeit ancient model rifle from its holster and patting it lov
In fact, Ralph blamed his own ignorance of the action of his[73] new weap
d with almost incredible rapidity. Salt was sprinkled liberally on the skin, and it was rolle
ountered no human being but a wandering packer on his way to an extension of the Canadia
nto the mighty Columbia. Ralph needed no instructions on how[74] to turn the horses out, and while he and the rest, acting under his directions, attended to this, Mountain Jim got supper ready. By the time the boys had completed their "chores" and the tents were
of the heavy army type, for the nights in the Rockies are cool. To the music of a near-by waterf
chums. Mountain Jim rolled out of his blankets-he disdained[75] tents-and Jimmie, who likewise was content with a makeshift
Scotland! What's up?"
came in a series of yells from Persimmons
with Mountain Jim toward the scene of the disturbance. The air was now filled with boyish shouts, echoi
It grunted as it went, like a diminutive pig. Jim jerked his old Winchester to his shoul
s clad in their underclothing
ans?" shout
alph, who had his
lled Persimmons, dancing about and n
bjects which, in the moonlight, looked like
t indignation, "I reckon it was a walking pincushion, all right. Boy, don
e!" cried t
7] rolled to their feet with his rifle barr
those spiny and familiar d
ho had, by this, drawn the last of the offending quills from his hand. "I heard something g
id the professor, hastening to
are they?" asked Ralph,
the greediest and stupidest cusses in the woods. I reckon this one sme
immons ran into him
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is hand to be dressed, for the wounds made by the sharp quil
ut finally peace was restored and a tranquil night, un
of the new world in the making. For, as he had explained to the boys, the Canadian Rockies are, from a geologist's standpoint, of recent formation. Unlike many chains of like character, they are not supposed to be volcanic in formation. The final cause of the uplifting of their giant crests is[79] generally attributture, occurred. Ralph, who had been disturbed by the noise of some nocturnal animal trampling about in the brush, rose from his blankets and em
they were then traveling. In the[80] moonlight its dark form was silhouetted blackly against the night sky.
and stood with beating pul
boy's finger was just about to press the trigger, when he gave
one instant the figure stood there and then, as Ralph hailed it in a quavering voice,