d the return were made without accident, and the sections
returned and fixed in place, and the wagon was now completed for the
journey.

A considerable quantity of the barley flour was ground, and both honey
and cane sugar taken in the vessels which had been recovered from the
cave. The ammunition was stored in four boxes at convenient places
within the body, and the little metal stove, with the cooking utensils,
located near the rear end, where they could be conveniently taken out
and returned.

The three sleeping mattresses were stored in the bottom of the body,
near the forward end, and as the sides of the body were three feet high,
it can be understood that there was an abundance of room for them, and
for the other things which were carried along for their convenience and
comfort.

Everything was bustle and rush. Angel was as busy as the rest. It was
his joy to carry things to the wagon, at George's behest, and when the
hour for starting came, and the house was about to be locked, he rushed
into the room, before George could close it, and mount to the rafters.

George followed his movements without a word. He was back in an instant
with the little mirror which George had given him some weeks before. It
was the only time he had taken it down or brought it within sight of
those around him.

With this treasure in his hand he scrambled to the wagon, and found a
secure place in the top bows of the wagon, and then hung on the rear bow
and waited for the start. He loved these jaunts in the wagon, and they
had been frequently made during the past four weeks, but he had never
taken the mirror. How did he know that they were going for a journey?

With a good-by to their herd, the jolly party of boys began the trail
through the forests, this time not for the love of adventure, or to
learn what they had about them, but to relieve their fellows and to be
of service to the benighted people who were their neighbors.

As in former times, the Professor cautioned them against haste during
the initial portion of the journey, and until they became accustomed to
the rough part of the work. Much of the time during the first few days
could be devoted to hunting, so as to get a good supply of food, which,
later on, might be of great service to them.

The course decided on was to go directly west, and after entering the
forest to move southwardly until the South River was reached, and thus
pass the falls. Ralph and George had never