e it. You can show me the way."

"Breakfast be ready ver' soon," said Ladoc, "monsieur vill eat first,
p'r'aps?"

"No, we will breakfast at the upper station. Ho, Rollo! here, I want
you."

Rollo, who issued from the hut at the moment, with a view to examine the
weather and light his pipe, came forward.

"I am going with Ladoc to the upper station," said Jack; "you will take
his place here until we return."

"Very well, sir," replied Rollo, fixing his eyes upon Ladoc. At the
same moment Ladoc fixed his eyes on Rollo. The two men seemed to read
each other's character in a single glance, and then and there hurled
silent defiance in each other's teeth through their eyes! Ladoc was
annoyed at having been silently found fault with and superseded; Rollo
was aggrieved at being left behind; both men were therefore enraged--for
it is wonderful how small a matter is sufficient to enrage a bully--but
Jack ordered Ladoc to lead the way, so the rivals, or enemies, parted
company with another glance of defiance.

That day, Jack Robinson had a somewhat rough and remarkable experience
of life.

He began by overhauling the nets at the mouth of the river, and these
were so prolific that the small flat-bottomed boat used by the fishermen
was soon half filled with glittering salmon, varying from ten to fifteen
pounds in weight. In order to avoid having his mocassins and nether
garments soiled, Jack, who pulled the sculls, sat with bare feet and
tucked-up trousers. In less than an hour he rowed back to the
landing-place, literally up to the knees in salmon! Among these were a
few young seals that had got entangled in the nets, while in pursuit of
the fish, and been drowned. These last were filled with water to such
an extent, that they resembled inflated bladders!

"Breakfast is ready, sir," said one of the men, as the boat-party leaped
ashore.

"Very good," replied Jack; turning to Ladoc, "now, my man, are you ready
to start for the upper fishery?"

"Eh? ah--oui, monsieur."

There was a titter amongst the men at the expression of their big
comrade's face, for Ladoc was ravenously hungry, and felt inclined to
rebel at the idea of being obliged to start on a six-miles' walk without
food; but as his young master was about to do the same he felt that it
was beneath his dignity to complain. Besides, there was a _something_
peculiar about Jack's manner that puzzled and overawed the man.

The fact was, that Jack Robinson