60 DAYS IN THE OPEN 



Thoroughly drenched, the Doctor's previous de- 

 termination to take a short-cut home was much 

 strengthened. He struck off into the woods and 

 the Preacher was left alone to follow the stream. 

 When he had reached the cabin the Doctor had not 

 arrived. When it was almost sundown and no 

 Doctor, the guide started out in search of him. 

 According to later reports the Doctor was found in 

 a depressed state of mind playing hide-and-go-seek 

 with the trees in a tamarack swamp. The guide 

 declared that he knew where they were all of the 

 time a most credible statement. They were in a 

 tamarack swamp. It was well towards nine 

 o'clock when they arrived at camp, and it took a 

 hot supper to restore their normal good spirits. 



The guide had frequently descanted upon the ex- 

 cellence of the fishing on " Lost Creek "; but as that 

 stream was seven miles away, and no trail led to it, 

 members of the party had not shown great eager- 

 ness to make the trip. But when the lake and 

 near-by streams had become familiar through fre- 

 quent visits, the Doctor, the Boy and the Preacher 

 decided upon an excursion to " Lost Creek." 

 After crossing the lake, the guide plunged into 

 what seemed an impenetrable jungle, and steadily 

 led the way up and over the hill, through dense 

 thickets showing no sign of ever having been trav- 

 ersed before. He never seemed to hesitate which 

 way to go, and his confidence was inexplicable to 

 those who followed until he pointed to a tree that 



