g bugle.

The river was hidden from the girls by a heavy fringe of willows,
and Sahwah had not joined in the early morning frolic. When she
did not appear at the sound of the bugle Nyoda went down to call
her. There was no sign of the _Keewaydin_. Nyoda knew well that
Sahwah would not have paddled off by herself without saying
anything. The canoe had broken away and floated downstream while
she was asleep! Calling Hinpoha to come and paddle bow, Nyoda
launched a canoe and started in pursuit. A great fear tugged at
her heart. The rapids! The first one was not three miles down.
What if Sahwah should not wake up in time to see her danger!
With powerful strokes she sent the canoe flying downstream.
Fifteen anxious minutes passed and then they saw the _Keewaydin_
floating merrily along ahead of them, with the rope trailing out
behind it and Sahwah still sound asleep in the bottom. They
caught the runaway and Sahwah sat up in great surprise. "Sahwah,"
said Nyoda severely, "is that the best hitch-knot you can tie?
You come back to camp and tie fifty secure hitch-knots before you
get a bite of breakfast!"

Migwan, fully dressed, stood on the bank of the river admiring
the scenery. Without moment's warning the ground gave way under
her feet and she tumbled headlong into the water. It was only up
to her waist, but the suddenness of the slide took her breath
away and she blinked dazedly at the laughing girls. Recovering
herself, however, she asked them to throw her her toothbrush, as
she might as well finish her toilet while she had the water so
handy!

An instant later Gladys was in trouble. "Watch me dive!" she
called, and sprang from the bank. The water was shallow and the
bottom soft, and her head stuck fast in the mud while her feet
waved in the air. She was rescued from her uncomfortable
position, her face and hair plastered with mud. Next, Hinpoha,
swimming under water with the swift current, struck her head
against a log and emerged with a great bruise. Nyoda, trying to
get the pancake batter ready for breakfast, was nearly distracted
with this swift succession of accidents. "Every one of you come
here and sit in a row beside me," she commanded, "and the first
one that causes any excitement until breakfast is over will get
spanked!"

"What a lovely cave!" exclaimed Migwan later when they were
exploring the woods. "It's a regular witch's cave. Nyoda, won't
you dress up like a witch to-night and tell