"And wet and miserable," added Stacy.
"That doesn't make any difference so long as you are safe. I feared something serious might have happened to you."
"There did. Tad was knocked out and I was lost up a tree," added the fat boy eagerly. "Oh, what a fine time we're having!"
"Where is the guide?"
"We are going back to look for him, Professor," answered Butler. "I don't know what has become of him."
"And we don't care what's become of the Jonah," scoffed Chunky. "Got anything that looks like food in this outfit?"
"Yes. By the way, Professor, how about the stores? Have you saved any from your packs?" questioned Tad.
"I am afraid the provisions are in a sad state," answered Professor Zepplin ruefully.
"But surely the canned stuff must be all right," urged Tad.
"Yes, but where is the canned stuff? The pack holding the canned goods came open and everything spilled out," Walter Perkins informed them.