plates, and would pay all the expenses of the trip."

"Whoop! hurrah! that suits me down to the ground!" cried Whopper.
"Let's start to-morrow---no, this afternoon!"

"Offer accepted with pleasure," came from Giant.

"Do you really think we can get the photographs your father wants,
Shep?" asked Snap. "It wouldn't be fair to take the offer up and
then disappoint him."

"He thinks we can do it. He says he will get us the proper outfit,
and before we start he'll have a professional photographer, who has
made a study of landscapes, give us pointers on how to get the best
results. He knows we can take pretty good pictures already."

"In that case, I say, let us accept the offer, by all means,"
answered Snap.

"How soon can we start?" demanded Whopper.

"I asked my father that, and he said most likely by next Monday. He
will want to give us all some instructions before we leave. And he
wants us to read this book," and Shep drew a small volume from his
pocket.

"What is it?"

"A book on how to take the best photographs of wild animals."