The Outdoor Chums; Or, The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club

p, ever

the big spoon on the

wling out of the tents

ls prime!" declared W

ight, Toby. Hominy's my great stand-by for breakfast. All right, I see

as it knocked clean out," broke in Jerry. "

tes boys are apt to develop when in the woo

athered around t

" asked Frank, when the edge of t

ng sun. You can see that's the best time to get a good view. Now,

tions, but the photographer

asylum? Here, you, Will, be dishing out some more bacon on to your plate; Fran

gun, and I was giving

arked Bluf

Jerry. "Goodness knows if we'll hear anything else from him

d Frank, looking a

ed and shrugged

stands out better; there, that's right. Toby, raise your head and point up as

ed to find a chance to snap off another view. He evidently believed i

old Jesse Wilcox this mo

e don't have to go t

way, this morning? Haven

'm going to make sure to clear that old box, all ri

in," cal

e old trapper and his cabin, with the door

" asked Jerry, watchi

unconsciously grabbed up that gun as I bolted, and then dropped it in the

rry carrying their guns over their shoulders, while Will brought up th

hance to snap a view before you shoot,"

ge got up suddenly it would be a case of sho

ld be a deer st

his hind legs begg

for all that comes along. Still li

it around like a flash, and without apparently glancing along the barrel

upon the heels of the first that th

d looked reproa

blood, you sure wiped my

nce as it flew away farther. You'd have dropped him with your second barrel,

tep in and beat me clean. I'll have to watch out for you after this, you sl

ght in trees, and the natives don't h

short of murd

lk they reached th

ys," said Frank,

s time of day," from Jerry. "Because if he has a line o

He was a tall and angular fellow, well on in years, and wit

omin' to look me up. Out on a leetle hunt to-

s, while repairs are made to the school buildin

ne! I'll be right glad to see sumpin' o'

o run over and see how you were getting on. Started

inging in some musquash," and he swept his hand around at a do

you were when we came up," said the ambitious photo

grinned go

parin' the pelts, I don't keer. I'm some proud o' that shack, too. Sheds th

n was speedi

w you've got that out of

s. Hope to get something worth while before we start

, as he bent down to examine the way in which each

'em thar. As a rule the pelts bring about fifteen cents each, but j

e do you catch here in

s. Then I caught three bobcats last winter, seven foxes, eleven 'coon, half a dozen 'poss

asked Will, eagerly; "what wouldn't I give

d man

as not she'd rush ye. Now, I got a skin here with the head on it, an' if it comes to the wust we might rig

that. But we've come to put in the day with you,

rn when ye showed up; so s'pose ye drop in lin

apper cast a dubious eye on the affair, as if he did not wholly like the idea of vi

egins clost by. I'll show ye all about it by signs. Dumb trappers

ach picking his way, and walking on his tipto

red the edge

e to a halt and stoo

d hoarsely, "that's somebod