"What did you say about grub?" queried Bluff, whose appetite never failed
him.

"Archie wants us to accept all he has laid in, and encloses the list. I
need add only a few little things that I happen to know one or the other
of us fancies especially, and we are fixed for two weeks. You see there
were two of them, and they expected to be afloat two months, so he laid
in a large quantity of bacon, coffee, tea, sugar, and all substantials,
much more than we can ever use; and I know Archie well enough to make
sure they came from the best grocery in New York."

"Oh! the darling, won't we remember him in our prayers, boys, and hope he
gets good and strong over at that cure in Europe? There will be never a
meal but that our thanks will ascend for this good deed of Cousin Archie.
He belongs to all of us; this club adopts him as its one honorary member;
and I hereby propose three cheers for the biggest-hearted chap going.
Hip, hip, hurray!"

Doubtless Frank's father and mother exchanged smiles when this hearty
cheer came to their ears from Frank's den; but Mr. Langdon, even though a
staid banker now, never forgot that he had once been a boy himself; and
they understood the enthusiasm that must inevitably sweep over the three
chums of Frank when they heard the glorious news.

So the boys proceeded to go into executive session, and jot down lists of
such things as they would be apt to need on the outing.

"I understand that Archie had some heavy fishing tackle in his supplies,
which we can count on to carry us through. Take your heavy rods only, and