With a clang, rush and roar, the train finally thundered up to the station, and the boys clambered on board.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the town of Clair Bay.
"A lumbering place, sure enough," observed Bob; "no end of yards stacked high with wood and sawmills, too."
"Don't the people stare at us?" put in Dick. "Probably they never saw a crowd like this before."
"Let 'em stare," answered Dave, wearily.
"I see the bay!" exclaimed Tom Clifton. "Boys, let me introduce you to the place where we might have had some fun. Isn't it fine? Look, there is one of the steamers."
They turned into a street which skirted the bay. Before them, a great sheet of water stretched off until lost to view in the hazy distance. But, too tired and dispirited to continue their exploration further, the Ramblers entered the rather unpretentious Badger State Hotel, and secured accommodations for the night.