churning water. Afterward he and Mr. Mabie would enter the last boat and
make the plunge.

When he was ready, with his camera focused, he waved his arm as a
signal. Immediately one of the boats started forth, containing Bluff and
Reddy. When they got fully into the swirl the second craft appeared in
sight.

Jerry sat in the bow of this, and Frank in the stern, the more
responsible position. Immediately the two adventurous cruisers were in
the rapids, and shooting down with incredible swiftness.

The leading boat managed to pull through all right, for Reddy knew the
route; but disaster awaited that containing the two chums. Whether they
struck a half-submerged rock, and were capsized, or made a
miscalculation, and found themselves seized by the cross-current, no one
ever knew.

"Look out!" shouted Jerry, and the next instant both he and Frank were
overboard, and trying to keep away from the threatening snags while they
went whirling down the rapids.




CHAPTER XVI

THE NEW CAMP