OH, SHOOT! 



to how we had found all the home folks in 

 New York. 



"What have you boys been doing for the 

 last three hours?" he demanded. 



"Oh, nothing just climbing around," we 

 told him. 



"Did you get her up?" 



"Easy!" 



"Never scratched her varnish," Fred de- 

 clared. "To-morrow we'll put her in a nice 

 tree and pose on every limb. They'll be some 

 pictures, believe me." 



But Paul was pessimistic. 



" I don't care much for these fake 'movies,' ' 

 said he. "Give me the real thing." 



"Who's going to know this is a fake?" we 

 demanded. ' ' We can look brave after we've 

 rested up, and " 



"Humph! I think you're a couple of nuts." 

 This seemed to be a harsh judgment under the 

 circumstances, but we lacked strength to 

 argue. 



We led the dogs on their leashes until we 

 were nearly to the top; then we called to 

 Ambrose, who had topped out ahead of us 

 with his sombrero full of water. 



"Is it all right to turn the dogs loose?" 



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