order to afford free scope for the use of his tail.

"Ho! Joe Blunt! Henri! Up, boys, up! The sun

will have the start o' us. I'll catch the nags."

So saying Dick bounded away into the woods, with

Crusoe gambolling joyously at his heels. Dick soon

caught his own horse, and Crusoe caught Joe's. Then

the former mounted and quickly brought in the other

two.

Returning to the camp he found everything packed

and ready to strap on the back of the pack-horse.