284 CAMP-FIRES OF A NATURALIST. 



morning. If it had not been for the professor's 

 heavy Norwegian jacket I should have frozen. I'd 

 have given ten dollars for a cup of coffee this morn- 

 ing." 



" I think you'd better adopt my plan," said the 

 professor, " if you are going to get caught away from 

 camp much more. I always take a little coffee or tea 

 in my haversack, with a cup and a few biscuit. If 

 you would do that you could always make yourself 

 at least half-way comfortable when you are caught 

 out." 



"I've got a better plan than that," was the reply. 

 " You can punish me if you ever see me out of sight 

 of this camp again while we are on this expedition, 

 unless I'm after the horses." 



" Do you know what the professor and I have de- 

 cided to do with you and the judge?" asked the 

 doctor. 



" It would be hard to tell what you'd do." 



" We've decided to put a bell on you and hobble 

 the judge, and then we'll not have so much trouble 

 worrying over you tramps." 



" Well, I believe it would be a good scheme, and 

 if you ever catch me out of sight of camp again you 

 can bell me," said Jim. 



The judge had been silently dressing his bruised 

 feet during this conversation, and now held up his 

 ankle, which showed marks similar to those on a 

 hobbled horse, and remarked : 



" See there ! that foot looks as if it had been wear- 

 ing hobbles for a week, and I'm sure it will hobble 

 for a week more." 



