Frank made no audible reply, but to himself he said:
"I don't intend to go to the mountains. I am just as far from home already as I want to be."
"Our first hard work must be to hunt up a hotel," continued Leon; "and our next, to find some experienced man who is good-natured enough to give us some advice."
The boys walked up the levee and turned into the first street that they found, and which proved to be the principal thoroughfare.
As they strolled slowly along, their attention was frequently attracted by such notices as these, which were posted in some of the store-windows:
They lingered long in front of these windows, and Leon's enthusiasm over the rifles, hunting-knives, and revolvers that were there displayed was so contagious that Frank forgot his homesickness and began to take a little more interest in things.
"Here's the place we're looking for!" exclaimed Leon at length.
As he spoke, he pointed to a sign that hung over the sidewalk.