Four Boy Hunters; Or, The Outing of the Gun Club

ry bushes. Around the lake the scenery was rather wild, and had it been closer to the railroad would have been a great spot for sportsmen. Even as it wa

the way," said Snap, as they turned into the creek. "Ther

ing?" asked the smal

said he was coming to see u

er young hunters. The rowboat glided along silently. The sun

. Those at the oars ceased rowing. The leader of

thing?" as

of the boat and hauled in a fine wild turkey that was still fluttering faintly. A twist of

d Shep. "Boys, we are sure of a

ir journey, and at le

ded by hills and the

r his gun, took ca

nnounced. "But that i

. "I'd like to bring down a game-bag full of t

a squirrel running around on a fallen tree. But the litt

nounced Giant. "The noise has scared away the rest of the ga

your oar. There are some flies in yonder little

ok for a perch or two,"

of the boat. In a few minutes he got a bite and pulled up a fair-si

with that?" he as

iant," answered Sh

y this time they had come to a suitable landing, and the ro

ke a good camping spo

we can decide upon wha

up a camp-fire and make ourselves 't

roper size for burning. Near the shore were a number of bushes, and they cut out a spot in the center of these and over the top spread the can

per which consisted of fried fish, baked potatoes, sandwiches, cake and coffee. They took their time over the meal, an

s up, do we stand guard

r. "I don't believe any cannibals are comin

ildcat or a bea

aid you can stay awak

let out an unexpected and exceedingly weird call. Whopper gave a

de if the others are willing, too,

e bushes. The moon was shining far above the trees and the center of the lake glistened like a mass of silv

slipped outside and looked around the clearing and on to the lake. Not a person or a crea

from Snap, and soon all of the others s

per. "My! but the lake looks g

p, drily. "But first I'd advi

o the shore a

took a bath in that he'd stiffen into a mummy. No swim for me this mornin

style. A mess was procured in less than half an hour, and then they got one of the pans

s we'll have to make ourse

up again until the middle of the forenoon. During that time they talked matters over once mor

king in the advantages and disadvantages of every spot as they went along. Some places seemed too high

e was a sloping, sandy shore. The trees grew close to the water's edge north and south of this point, but ther

best camping spot o

, it su

nd I am perfectly sati

stopping here,"

ryland of beauty and natural resources. I could live here a

. "No, I don't want a million years of this.

re, the question is, what sort of

ar log cabin!" cried Gian

ome kind of a shack," he added, as he saw the small lad's face fall. "There are four small trees almost in a square. We c

tect and builder. We'll go to work to-morrow--as soon as we've gotten together something to eat." And in his joy, Whopper turne

can work on the cabin and two can go hunting or fishing. A

t if any big game comes our

y at it," cor