inting toward the quarter where he
believed the camp must lie.

"We'll take our bearings, Will, and then head straight. In the course
of two hours at the most we ought to strike the lake, and close to
Cabin Point in the bargain."

"Before we leave here," remarked Will, the old instinct still gripping
him, "I'd like to get a snapshot of that bully ledge, now that the sun
is peeping up, and shines full on the place."

"A good idea," Frank told him; "we'll often smile when we look at it,
and remember our rough experience. I think every time I happen to
munch a bit of jerked or dried beef my thoughts will go back to this
adventure."

"Yes," added the other, with a chuckle, "and with me, every time
anybody mentions dried beef you'll see me begin to rub my poor bones
where they ache right now as if my joints were so many boils."

They had not gone far before they began to notice many signs that told
of the fury of the wind during the storm. Trees had been toppled
completely over or else lay up against some neighboring trunk in a
helpless condition, "much like drunken men," Will declared.

Will discovered a number of remarkable sights that appealed to his
artistic instinct, so that Frank had to wait until he had focussed his
camera and then pressed the button. Those pictures would always remind
them of their lively experiences when on the way back to camp after
the second visit to Aaron Dennison's place.

When about an hour had passed Will began to show signs of fresh
anxiety, but he was confidently assured by his chum that everything
was all right.

"The lake is straight ahead of us, you can depend on that," was what
the pilot told him; "and pretty soon I think I can prove it to you,
since seeing is believing."

"How is that?" asked Will, his curiosity aroused at once, as Frank
intended it should be.

"We're coming to a little hill," was the explanation, "and unless the
trees are too dense to hide our view I figure we ought to see the big
water from the crown; anyway we'll take the trouble to climb up and
find out."

Frank was right, for upon arriving at the top of the elevation they
managed to find one avenue among the treetops through which they could
glimpse the glistening waters of the sun-kissed lake.

After that Will complained no longer, having the utmost confidence in
the ability of his companion to guide the expedition into a safe
harbor.

Before the second hour had fully elapsed they realized that