The Rival Campers Ashore

Warren couldn't resist the temptation of stealing in among the wagons and watching for the appearance of Danny O'Reilly in all the glory of his paint and feathers; and, when they be

the show up the state. He told Jimmy Nolan, his cousin, and Jimmy told me. 'You'd never guessed he wasn't an Injun,'

ld an old wagon, drawn by a lean horse, the seat of the wagon nearl

!" exclaimed Young Joe. "Didn't s

ong the line of smaller pavilions, where the side-shows proclaimed their many and monstrous attractions. The canvas of on

d in brilliant colours, of a woman standing before an urn from which vague vapours were arising. She held in one hand a wand, with which she seemed in the act of c

, the S

told-All Mysteri

Stars-Hidden Th

ty Rec

once, reading it out of the corner of one eye; but he went only a little way beyond, then turned and

? The colonel's going to have his fortune t

s to know where he's lost a dollar, p

comrade, Allan Harding, and conveyed the great news

rown, its object being not so much to illuminate the occupant of the seat as to obscure his vision. It served to render mor

ny, while the person behind the veil scrutinized keenly the figure and dress of her visitor. "I

the fact that his person indicated his occupation and that the descri

yes, it is yourself. You are thinking. There is somethi

-and the hint to the s

d the voice. "Your mind is bent on more serious th

tham, under his breath. "What else

ntinued the voice. "I see w

that he had come in, half skeptical, and meant to rev

e voice. Then, after a pause,

itham's j

spirits. They will tell something. Yes, he has something already hidden. It is secreted. He h

?" cried Colonel Witham, r

voice. "They seem to be angry at somethin

e door," proteste

taking so little for all I impart. They will have two dollars more, o

habby wallet, took therefrom two greasy dollar bills a

Now the stars are coming out clearer also. What is it they tell? Ah, they say-listen-they say

onel Witham. "In the safe, or ar

voice. "The spirits

olonel Witham. "They'll not ge

need to know. Listen: They say you will find the papers. But you must be patient. They are hidden in a building where there are wheels turning rapidly. And the spirits say the noise hurts their ears. They s

did not know. It was certainly strange: how the voice had described his hotel-a big house with a porch-and he looking out-and the other man-the

ree young voic

g your fortune told? Tell us what

f Tim and Joe Warren and Allan Harding, flu

half ashamed. "That was only a joke. Just took a notion to see how funny it was. Here b

the colonel is in love, after all. Ten cents' worth of

ll fleet of canoes engaged in active manoeuvring. It was at a point on the stream opposite the scene of the execution of the great Indian chief, where th

e work, showing a gorgeous, if somewhat worn, array of sleeveless jerseys. The boys were bronzed and healthy lookin

g to do, Tim?" inqu

abin, and go straight up stream all day long. Only when Jack blows the horn at noon everybody's got to stop and go ashore and eat something. Then they start again

day. And everybody has got to come up to where the first canoe is before they

Allan Harding, who had been

his grimy hands into pockets that contained several

t, but I guess those fellows in the green canoe stand a good

containing Harvey and Henry Burns. "Those other chaps are Jim and John Ellison. They live up on the farm abov

lfully turned the canoe paddled by himself and Bob White, to

im, "because you and Bob know how to p

'd bet on Jack if he had

ood-naturedly. "We're pretty new at it. Going i

ny," exclaimed the elder

im," replied his brother, a handsome young fello

llison, strolling lazily down to the shore, paused in the process of

k fine though, with city chaps? Wha

n to shore, and from the bow of it sprang John

tales, will y

on's grasp, but failing. Then he added, as the other canoes came in

d of a thing before," exclaimed John E

e, several of the canoeists laid

," remarked Henry Burns, q

d," insisted John Ellison

ld the luckless youth heels over head and plunged his head beneath the surface

on us?" cried

glared at his c

lison; and they put the v

ill dry; but he was whining, and he be

tell,"

nes

st In

he departed hastily

ueried Harvey, as

y fellows any better than father does. He hasn't got anything against you, either. He's too lazy

up their canoe a

enny. He's no good. Come on, fellows, let's lock up, and no walking

cabin," replied Tim Reardon, "a

he two remained, while the troop of canoeists

clear. Little Tim and his companion were early astir, and cooking a mess

of fresh, boyish voices came from outside. "Hooray! I

were ready to start. Jim and John Ellison were there, a sturdy pair of farm lads; Jack Harvey, apparently much over-matching his mate in physique, but with something in th

holding his paddle in his right han

sang out th

loud, full blast. The paddles struck the

's at the start, owing to the slight

enry Burns, quietly. "It's a

e had started to exert his strength to the utmost. "Lucky I'v

n brothers, putting their strength into their work, were showing several rods of cle

minutes," said Henry Burns. "See Tom and B

stroke, one which they could keep up for hours and increase when they should see fit. They were paying no attention to t

ut on shore and carrying their canoe up the bank when the others were still some rods away. It was a steep pitch of the shore, and Tom and Bob, when

level, the canoes were launched

odd little figure swinging and swaying in the top of a birch tree overhanging the water. The Ellison boys had passed he

and fall. Down she came from her perch, struck th

en boys, who bent to the paddles and shot after them. The two canoes fairly flew through the water,

ctedly, from shore. They looked toward the bank, where, just

d, pushing her wet hair back from he

ops of perspiration from his forehead. "We thou

ng the other canoe coming up, she called, "Hello,

enry Burns, and the two boys

Tim Reardon?" sh

ed Henry Burns. "S

I dared, when I told him." Then she added, laughing, "Don't get rained on again. But if you d

ey. "Look at the start Jim and

hree rear canoes, with a strong steady stroke that meant busine