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management of the camp was second nature to them, 

 and the trackless wilds of the great forest were as 

 plain and open to them as are the streets and alleys 

 to the dwellers in the cities. They loved the forest 

 and its associations. To them the singing of the 

 pines was sweet music. Trees and rocks were their 

 companions. They were true sons of Nature and in 

 touch with her ever-changing mood. Dyche was of 

 the same mould ; the parting was not an easy one. 



