The trees grew close to the water's edge north and
south of this point, but there was a cleared spot, and back of
this a series of rocks, where they discovered a spring of clear,
cold water.
"I think this is the best camping spot of the lot," said Snap.
"Anyway, it suits me."
"Couldn't be better, and I am perfectly satisfied," returned Shep.
"Count me in on stopping here," came from Giant.
"Why, this is a perfect paradise," remarked Whopper. "A fairyland
of beauty and natural resources. I could live here a million
years and never weary of gazing at the lake and-----"
"Looking for something to eat," finished Shep. "No, I don't want a
million years of this. But I think a few weeks will do very nicely."
"Well, if we are going to stay here, the question is, what sort
of a shelter are we going to put up?"
"Oh, let us build a regular log cabin!" cried Giant. "It will
be such fun."
"A log cabin isn't built in a day," answered Snap. "To build
a good cabin will take quite some time. But we might build some
kind of a shack," he added, as he saw the small lad's face fall.
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