good pedestrians, for their numerous outings had hardened their muscles and given them good lung power. Even little Giant trudged

'll get overheated,

at like a h

weat like a stone, or a piece of iron, all of us would have known what you meant. As it is--" A

nt where some overhanging bushes and trees sheltered a strip of sandy shore. At on

a very few minutes Snap appeared in his

leap and landed into the river with a loud splash. Shep came after him, and both

ejaculated Shep. "No Turkish bath abo

Snap. "It's always the first plunge

k. Whopper followed more slowly, puttin

. "Say, this water is about half ic

er than to go in that w

n go in head first--it

s you'll gasp fit to

ace. As the water ran down his

," he observed. "I though

come in,"

p behind Whopper. Then came a sudden shove, and over went Frank with a loud yell and a splash

ily. Then he caught sight of a shoulder back of the tree. "Come out of that,

nd then they declared the water "just O.K.," as Snap expressed it. Whopper watched his chance to get even with Shep, and when the other was not looking, dove down and caught the doctor's son by the fo

imming across the river?"

swered Giant. "And you must remem

hep, who was always rea

"I'll stay on this side with Giant. If you find anyt

some berries

sal to go over was nothing unusual. Side by side the boys started out and took their time. They did not attempt to stem the current but allowe

nd his chum walked up the river bank, to a point

patch," suggested Shep. "We may fi

way carefully along, for they had no desire to hurt their bare feet. Reaching the patc

observed the doctor's

it Giant and W

n carry any over

on't hurt them. In fact they ought to

ns this

om Ash

after us with his gun. Don't you remember how he chased

re. In a few days all these berries will be r

baskets, and these they now proceeded to fill. The task wa

s that?"

demanded

rd a cry from ac

but nothing cam

id the doctor's son, and resumed

s later. "We'll be lucky to get over with these.

panion, and pointed across the fi

r twenty in number. At the head was a large ram, who g

usiness!" ejaculated S

ter clear o

or's son, and started for the stream, carr

Snap. "No use of getting too clos

oward them on a trot. Once or twice he stopped and pawed the groun

oming f

reach th

st rea

uneven and that their feet were bare. They had heard stories of vicious rams many times,

as directly behind him, and over he went on top of his chum, crushing one of the baskets of

rries," grumbled

to his feet. "Here comes the ram,

ried to go on. But Snap's ankle had recei

y for the storage of fruit and baskets. As they r

chum a hand. Then on came the ram and hit the side of the frail building a resounding whack with his head. Snap escap