They fixed the fire so that it would not go out, and then one
after another retired to the shelter among the bushes. The moon
was shining far above the trees and the center of the lake glistened
like a mass of silver. Occasionally they heard the hoot of the
owl, and the far-off bark of a fox, but otherwise all was silent.
When the boys awoke, the sun was shining brightly. Shep was the
first to rouse up and he slipped outside and looked around the
clearing and on to the lake. Not a person or a creature was in
sight. He stirred up the fire and piled on some wood and then
began to wash up.
"Hullo! you up already?" The call came from Snap, and soon all
of the others sprang up and came from the bush shelter.
"This is fine!" exclaimed Whopper. "My! but the lake looks grand
enough to take a bath in."
"Better try it," returned Shep, drily. "But first I'd advise
you to wash your face only."
Whopper ran to the shore and took a dip.
"Phew! Cold as Greenland's icy mountain!" he ejaculated. "Say,
if a fellow took a bath in that he'd stiffen into a mummy.
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