p a lot of
water, was to shake his fist at the grinning Frank, and then call out:

"Now you come on, and see how you like it!"

Frank did not wait upon the order of his going. As soon as he had the
rope secured under his arms he slipped down into the foamy water, and
began to buffet the current like a water spaniel.

After an exciting experience he, too, was drawn ashore, really none the
worse for his adventure.

"Shake hands, Frank. You did nobly. I might have laughed, only I didn't
seem to have breath enough," said Jerry, but the look in his eyes told
how he had enjoyed seeing his chum passing through the same experience.

A fire was made, so that the soaked ones might dry off. Meanwhile, Mr.
Mabie and Will succeeded in successfully shooting the rapids, though the
latter was wise enough to leave his precious camera in the care of
Bluff.

As noon found them still there, they took a "snack" before resuming the
water journey. Below the fierce rapids the current was still swift, but
there were places where the stream widened, and here the scenery was
very fine, although the leaves looked more or less parched on account of
the scarcity of rain during the summer that was passing.

An hour later, and they saw signs of smoke below.

"The boys have arrived ahead of us," said Mr. Mabie, pointing to the
wreaths that ascended above the trees.

"All on account of our mishap. We lost three hours that way," remarked
Frank, who felt a little provoked over the accident, since he aspired
to be a capable canoeman at all times.

"Those things will happen to the best of guides at times," consoled the
stockman. "I've often been in the drink myself. There are some
cross-currents in our rapids, that one can only learn by experience. I
rather expected you would go over, and instructed Reddy to be on the
watch below."

"I wager I wouldn't get caught in that same way again, sir," asserted
Frank.

"And I'm sure you wouldn't, lad. Experience is the best teacher, and if
we didn't have some of these bad turns we'd grow too confident."

The camp was soon looking quite cozy again, when the tents had been
placed and everything made snug.

"I'm going to like this place almost as well as the one under the
cascade," remarked Will, who had been rather skeptical all along.

So the first evening came along, and supper was the same hearty,
enjoyable meal they had always found it. The camp appetites worked
overtime, the coffee tasted splend