CAMPING OUT
The situation of their camp, in a fertile little valley, was found to have so many attractions that the Ramblers, by a unanimous vote, decided to spend all of the following day right there.
"Let that other crowd get as far ahead of us as possible," proposed Dick Travers. "It may take them longer to get back, for I'm sure they don't intend to give us any more peace than they can help."
"I think we can afford to forget them for a while," said Bob. "And now, boys, what do you think of building a brush camp, or lean-to?"
"Just the thing," exclaimed Sam Randall, enthusiastically.
A dense wood surrounded the valley. Through its cool and shady recesses, the dark, rich greens of firs and cedars could be seen.
"Why not build a lean-to right in the midst of them?" asked Tom Clifton.
"Old Bill Agnew said it was better to camp in the open whenever possible."
"Why so?"
"On account of insects and because it is generally safer. That ridge over there looks like a good place. It has a gentle slope, which will be just the thing for our bough beds."