showed grandly to the northward.

"Millinokett Lake," said Cyrus, prolonging the syllables with a soft,
liquid sound. "It's an Indian name, boys; it signifies 'Lake of
Islands.' Whatever else the red men can boast of, the music of their
names is unequalled. I don't know exactly how many of those islets there
are, but I believe Millinokett has over two hundred of them anyhow. Our
camp is on the western shore. Shall we be moving?"

After skirting the water for another mile or two, the travellers reached
a broad, open tract, bare of timber. At the farther end of this clearing
were two log cabins, low, but very roomy, situated at a distance of a
few hundred yards from the lake, with a background of splendid firs and
spruces, the lively green of the latter making the former look black in
contrast.

"Is that our camp? How perfectly glorious!" boomed Neal and Dol
together.

"It's our camp, sure enough," answered Garst, with no less enthusiasm.
"At least the first cabin will be ours. I don't know whether there are
any hunters in the other one just now."

The log shanties had been put up by an enterprising settler to
accommodate sportsmen who might penetrate to this far part of the wilds
in search of moose or caribou. Cyrus had arranged for the use of one
during the months of October and November. Here it was that Herb Heal
had engaged to await him. And as he had commissioned this famous guide
to stock the camp with all such provisions as could be procured from
neighboring settlements, such as flour, potatoes, pork, etc., he
expected to slide into the lap of luxury.

In one sense he did. When the trio, their hearts thumping with
anticipation, reached the low door of the first cabin, they found it
securely fastened on the outside, so that no burglar-beast could force
an entrance, but easily opened by man. Cyrus hurriedly undid the bolts,
and stepped under the log roof, followed by his comrades. The camp was
in beautiful order, clean, well-stocked, and provided with primitive
comforts. An enticing-looking bed of fresh fir-boughs was arranged in a
sort of rude bunk which extended along one side of the cabin, having a
head-board and foot-board. The latter was fitted to form a bench as
well. A man might perch on it, and stretch his toes to the fire in the
great stone fireplace only two feet distant.

The boys could well imagine that this would make an ideal seat for a
hunter at night, where he might lazily fill his pipe and