f alders and made down the river toward him.

The current was swift and strong and there was considerable poling
to be done before it touched the shore and Pierre stepped out.

"I've been looking round. This is as good a place to camp to-night as
we'll find. Leave the things here, and might as well get ready now.
Then we can stay out all day and come back when we like."

"But I thought we were to go on up the thoroughfare. Why stop here at
all? Other camping places are easy to find."

"Are they? My, you can ask questions. Good many things go to making
right sort of camp. Dry ground, good water to drink, fire-wood,
poles---- Oh! shucks! If you don't know, keep still and learn."

This was excellent advice and Adrian was tired. He decided to trust
to the other lad's common sense and larger experience, and having
so decided, calmly stretched himself out upon the level bank of the
stream and went to sleep.

Pierre's temper rose still higher and after he had endured the sight
of Adrian's indolence as long as possible he stepped to the river and
dipped a bucket of water. Then he returned and quietly dashed it over
the drowsy lad. The effect was all that Pierre desired.

"What did you do that for?"

"Take this axe and get to work. I've chopped long enough. It's my turn
to rest. Or would be, only I'm after moose."

Adrian realized that he had given cause for offense and laughed
good-naturedly. His nap had rested him much more than his broken sleep
of the night under the rocks, and the word "moose" had an inspiration
all its own.

"I've cut the fire-wood. You get poles for the tent. I'll get things
ready for supper."

Adrian laid his hand dramatically upon his stomach. "I've an inner
conviction already that dinner precedes supper."

"Cut, can't you?"

"Cut, it is."

In a few moments he had chopped down a few slender poles, and
selecting two with forked branches he planted these upright on a
little rise of the driest ground. Across the notches he laid a third
pole, and over this he stretched their strip of sheeting. When this
was pegged down at a convenient angle at the back and also secured at
the ends, they had a very comfortable shelter from the dew and
possible rain. The affair was open on one side and before this Pierre
had heaped the wood for the fire when they should return after the
day's hunt. Together they cut and spread the spruce and hemlock boughs
for their bed, arranging them in overlapping rows, wi