John laughed at the serious predicament, which expressed itself in the faces of the boys. "That is true," he said; "but if we can get a small piece of[p. 160] tin, we can punch it full of fine holes, and probably make that answer."
"We haven't anything in the way of tin large enough to go around a lamp, but here is a round piece, about three inches in diameter."
"That will answer; punch that as full of holes as possible, and be sure they are very small."
"What shall we use for a lamp?"
John was already looking around, and soon spied a tree in the distance that looked like a small pine, and beneath that he found some cones, a dozen of which were picked up.
"That is a pine tree, isn't it?"
"Yes; these cones will burn for some time."
"But they will not make much of a light."