"Let us rest until after dinner," said Snap. "No use killing ourselves."
"We've still got some miles to go," answered Shep.
"I know it—-but it will be mostly down grade—-at least, until we reach the foot of the mountains."
It was decided to rest, and all of the young hunters willingly slipped their loads and sat down. Below them was Firefly Lake, with Lake Cameron in the distance on one side and Lake Narsac in the distance on the other. Back of them lay the Windy Mountains, with a hollow of trees and bushes between. The boys viewed the mountains with interest, thinking of the outing they hoped to have there.
CHAPTER XIV
AFTER DEER WITH GUN AND CAMERA
"I hope we strike a good camping spot by night," said Snap, "for, unless I miss my guess, it will rain before morning."
"Oh, don't say rain!" cried Giant. "We can do without rain."
"It may not be a lasting storm, but some rain will come, mark my words."
"I think I see the trail up the mountains," said Whopper, who was looking through a pair of fieldglasses. "Anyway, it's path of some kind."