their loving friends," for every visitor seems imbued 

 with their irresistible, indefinable charm, is reluctant 

 to leave, and invariably promises himself the pleasure 

 of another trip at the first opportunity. While none of 

 us had really camped in the park before, we decided 

 unanimously that this must be a delightfully informal 

 means of learning its attractions first hand. Perhaps 

 not the least of the incentives was the desire to break 

 away for a brief time at least from the habit of order- 

 ing our lives by the clock as one must do more or less 

 even at a summer hotel, and to begin the day when the 

 spirit moved us and govern all our actions accordingly. 



So on the anticipated day we unfolded our tents and 

 had some il setting up" exercises all our own. In the 

 skillful hands of the master of ceremonies, the two 

 tents and canopy dining room were soon securely 

 staked, a back-log was rounded up and a very efficient 

 fireplace built. To whom else, moreover, must credit 

 be given for the selection of a site from which mos- 

 quitoes, the usual kill-joy of campers, were conspicu- 

 ous by their absence? To add to our convictions that 

 all was right with the world (except the war) was the 

 fact that a kindly Providence sent only sunny hours. 



Nevertheless, while the days were warm, we were 

 soon to learn that the nights did not come under this 

 category; it is not entirely a matter of chance that 

 Aurora Borealis is so clearly visible in the heavens. 

 Each morning, therefore, we three who were unaccus- 

 tomed to North woods nights would surreptitiously 

 plan to inveigle a few more blankets from the nearby 

 bunkhouse supply. You see, we had become rather 

 sensitive to the good-natured kidding we had had to 



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