. Not so, Don. He made up his mind to
keep awake and, when his eyelids started to drop over his eyes in sleep,
he pinched himself. Finding that this plan soon lost its effect, he sat
bolt upright in bed until he heard Lavinia breathing regularly in her
sleep.

Don slept in the upper berth, or bunk, so he had to scramble down
without making any noise. He dragged his blankets after him, and then
proceeded to wake Dot up without causing an outcry. Dot was tired and
slept heavily, but he succeeded in rousing her after a struggle, and she
began to remember the great fun they were going to have with Jumpin'
Jane. She crawled cautiously out of bed and took her blanket out.

Both children donned their heavy clothing and pulled toboggan hoods down
over their ears. Then wrapping the blankets about them, they opened the
door on a crack to see if the coast was clear.

Being Saturday night, the men and elders of the camp were still in the
dining-room. The timber-jacks were playing cards while the Starrs and
Latimers were having a game of chess. All was quiet in the solemn light
of the full moon.

"Good! We can get away easy," whispered Don, as he stepped carefully
from the doorway.

Dot followed and closed the door behind her.

The twins ran forward as fast as they could until they were out of the
circle of light shed by the great lanterns that were hung on trees all
about the clearing. Then they went slower as they reached the cut-road.

"Yah! I'm sleepy," yawned Dot.

"So'm I," said Don.

"It's awful cold," shivered Dot.

"Wait till Jumpin' Jane gets fired up an' you won't feel cold,"
encouraged Don.

They tried to hurry over the frozen rough road but found the blankets an
impediment, so Don suggested that they take them off and carry them
instead. This was done and walking was much easier.

"I'm hungry, shall we eat the apple?" asked Dot.

"You'll be hungrier for breakfast if you eat the apple now. Remember, we
ate the crackers," said Don.

So Dot stoically resisted the temptation to devour the apple in Don's
pocket.

"Oh, I'm so tired! Let's sit down here a minute and rest," said Dot.

"No, you mustn't! Haven't you ever heard that it's dangerous to sit down
in the cold when you're tired? Folks get frozen stiff that way," said
Don.

After a long, cold walk--the latter half dragged out by half-frozen
feet--the children reached the spot where the timber cutting was being
done. The gaunt forest trees looked ve