Out with Gun and Camera; or, The Boy Hunters in the Mountains

hunter who had gone out with them on more than one trip. They were rather surprised to

" queried Snap as

swered the old hunter. "

u'd be out on Sund

was Jed Sanborn's answer. "Somebuddy said as how he was keepin' shady over to Me

he lion?" aske

d, an' I don't think he

e somewhere,"

bet a glass o' cider on't." Jed Sanborn looked at the

es

he ghost?" And the old man chuckled, thi

Windy Mountains this trip,

uth so long a journey. I don't know as the game tha

. He did not care to say anything about the picture-tak

mig

must hunt us up

Jed Sanborn. He started off, then t

it?" aske

y Ham Spink," went on

about my

of it?" as

gun with me, an' I was mad, good an' proper. I said they must fix the spring or somebuddy'd git shot. They got scart, I kin tell ye, an' they got on their hands an' knees in the sand an' rocks an' mud and wor

anness, and Carl Dudder's

received a new tent from Dr. Reed, and a tarpaulin from Mr. Dodge. Mr. Dawson gave the boys

we'll have a better time t

he summer in good shape,"

and then looked over their guns and the rest of their outfit. On Monday evenin

Ham Spink and his crowd are not on hand to mo

the boathouse," answered Snap with a grin, referring to an

a numerous, and the boys knew it was going to be

we are in the boat we'll have to row with care, and if we can't

. But the clouds cleared away during the night and the sun came up in the morning as brightly

" asked Whopper, who w

.," answ

the craft. It was agreed that two should row at a time, and Snap and Gi

ng back another bear

ee that lion, better run f

en't looking for more bears," answered Snap

n. Then the boys set up a cheer from

sked Whopper on the way. "Now, I expect to bag about fifty rabbits, a hundre

o the front once more. Why not mak

y one, and I don't wa

lionish?" que

at all?" demanded the bo

going to hunt ants, and June bugs,

owled Whopper. "Yo

doctor's son. "But the cameras are

r photographer showed a picture he had of what looked like a fierce snake on a rail fence. By and by he gave the trick away. The sn

taken on two plates," said Giant. "It was on

t. "They got an oilcloth sign, a square one, and then one fellow got up on another fellow's shoulders. The two fellows held the sign in front

ouse. He had the head of one horse sticking beyond one end of the henhouse and the hind legs of the second h

warm, but a light breeze cooled those at the oars. Snap and Giant rowed for about a mile and were then relieved

"I think I can eat at least fifteen sandwiches,

lunch yourself," said Snap

sked Shep. "If so we'll

d in the shade of the trees and ate their sandwiches and a pie Mrs. Caslet

in a group, each with a piece of pie in his hand. He took a snapshots an

call it?" a

nap, and then dodged a tin

" said Shep, when they were once more on the way

t," answered Snap. "However, we

he banks of which were overhung with bushes. Since the boys had come home from their l

t," said Whopper. "I was afraid we'd have to carry s

ake shore very far toni

ready gro

mouth of the creek," answered the docto

e crowd, baited up and threw out his line. For some time he did not get

you got?" a

but I--I guess not,"

catch with care. Soon he brought to light a fine pic

A couple of more like that and

eir rowing. Presently came another tug and again Giant was succ

and he did, and presently brought in a pickerel almost as large a

d and get our camp into shape for the night--and then