wreaths that ascended above the trees.

"All on account of our mishap. We lost three hours that way," remarked
Frank, who felt a little provoked over the accident, since he aspired
to be a capable canoeman at all times.

"Those things will happen to the best of guides at times," consoled the
stockman. "I've often been in the drink myself. There are some
cross-currents in our rapids, that one can only learn by experience. I
rather expected you would go over, and instructed Reddy to be on the
watch below."

"I wager I wouldn't get caught in that same way again, sir," asserted
Frank.

"And I'm sure you wouldn't, lad. Experience is the best teacher, and if
we didn't have some of these bad turns we'd grow too confident."

The camp was soon looking quite cozy again, when the tents had been
placed and everything made snug.

"I'm going to like this place almost as well as the one under the
cascade," remarked Will, who had been rather skeptical all along.

So the first evening came along, and supper was the same hearty,
enjoyable meal they had always found it. The camp appetites worked
overtime, the coffee tasted splendid, the elk steaks were just what each
one had been hungering for, and as the cook supplemented these with a
heaping platter of flapjacks the contentment of the four chums seemed
complete.