your mind and let us know what it is that beats the Dutch?" demanded Giant, afte

ut er--it all fits in with what I was go

--" burst out

away from the town folks. I don't

burst out Snap. "What is it--a treasur

n the boat, and you'll soon know all

to wait?" asked Gi

ing by inches to kn

et out on the river the better--if you are d

Ham Spink crowd from another dock. Soon the boat that carried the

g together, and each took his accustomed place at the oars. Shep gave the word, and lik

l we go?" a

nswered Snap. "Dandy apples there--and Mr

eat apples than go to a fire. Us thre

little eating myself," ca

ds were in the best of spirits. As they rowed along

p's comment. "I am getting so I fairly

ey don't intend to leave us alone

oing up into the Windy

And then he s

h you overboard," cried Whopper. "If you've got

ey's orchard," was all the

g the water. All leaped ashore and Snap tied the craft fast to a stake. Then the chums strolled up to some near

imperial majesty's secret," observ

on it, by all me

about lessons for th

h a mock-se

out Giant. "Per

the doctor's son. "How would

in

re

't be b

t what I told my father. He wants us to go ou

sked Whopper. "You mean he

sk you if you wanted

ame from Giant. "For hi

e simultaneously fr

tell you the whole stor

cour

. The company isn't going to do much with the reservation this year, but next year it is going to build camps up by the lake, and advertise it as

hat affect us?" aske

he other men have decided to do some high-class advertising of the project--little booklets and folders, and all that. These booklets and folders

want us to get the pho

ould hire a professional photographer, but he would only take scenery, most likely, while what my father wants particularly is pictu

the right kind of came

plenty of films or plates, and I'll ta

ean the right kind--will be worth money, and so he said, if we'd go out, and do the very best we could abo

suits me down to the

o-morrow--no,

with pleasure,"

r father wants, Shep?" asked Snap. "It wouldn't be

he'll have a professional photographer, who has made a study of landscapes, give us poi

us accept the offer, by

we start?" dem

ill want to give us all some instructions before we leave. And he wan

t is

ke the best photogra

cture--if you can find the an

t a picture if you ca

ha

the animal comes along in the dark and shoves a certain string the light goes off and

s great!" c

game low--after I h

s com

that, too--

t had said. All the boys were sure they could go out again, for their ret

might meet Ham Spink

a short lul

if we do, they'll sure tr

said Snap. "If they don't k

turned a handspring on the grass. As he arose Giant threw an apple core that took him in the ear. Then Whopper threw a core in return, hitting

to your father?" asked

uld," answered the doctor's son

ys had to wait a quarter of an hour. Then he ca

eh?" he said after a few words. "Well, I am glad of it, for I kno

ly will," a

likewise the other things. Let m

wed, and the physician told the lads just what he would like best to have

some other folks may try to get ahead of us. To my mind our section of the Windy Mountains is an idea

heard Jed Sanborn say so." Jed Sanborn was an old hunter who knew

the same general outfit we

the doctor, "and a few other things I think you o

s?" aske

visit Mr. Jally, the photographer. He is the

ngs early in the morning. The physician said he would gi

hing if you could sta

have two days instru

ay at my sis

He loved his aunt and knew she wo

anyway, I'll find out

Whopper sa

f what strange happenings that vis