"This isn't so pleasant," said Whopper, as he stumbled on a rock and rolled over on his side.
"Look out, that your gun doesn't go off!" cried Snap, warningly. "Keep the muzzle pointed at the ground.'
"That's what I always do," answered Whopper.
They had almost reached the end of the lake, at the point where it emptied through the rocky gorge into Lake Cameron, when Giant came to a sudden halt and uttered a low whistle.
"What is it?" questioned Snap and Whopper in a breath.
"Saw something through yonder trees—something big," was the answer of the small member of the Gun Club.
"You did?" said Snap. "What did it look like?"
"Looked like a cow—but of course it couldn't be that.'
"Maybe it's was a moose!" cried Shep. "Let's go after him."
The thought that a moose might be so close at hand thrilled all the boys, and without a moment's hesitation they started off in the direction in which the strange animal had been seen.