VI 



OUT-DOOR COOKERY 



fI'7r('H yer blankets. Thar's 

 A er lean-to and thar's yer 

 stove,"" said Nez, pointing to 

 tlie slanting heniLick roof 

 and the line of glowing 

 eoals. "Now git out yer 

 kit and ver grub, and let's 

 see what sort of a feed we 

 ean cook up."' 



" The woman and the 

 young nns are gone over the mountain to Chestnut 

 Ridge tradin', but they'll Vie home b'fore aright. I'd be 

 pleased to have yer eat in the cabin b'yon' there, hut 

 yer secured to want to play campin'." 



The tliree cliildren looked on in open-eyed Avonder, 

 lint Olive, \v\ii) had some experience in woodcraft, be- 

 gan sorting and arranging the things that i\Ir. Blake, 

 tlie Doctiir, and Xez brought uji from the wagon. 



First she jiut the food and cooking utensils on 

 planks neai- the fire, and llien spread the wagon 

 cushions at tlie liauk of the brush lean-to, and laid 

 some extra horse blankets upon them. 



"I wonder why uncle brought six blaidjets Avhen 

 there are only two horses," said Nat. 



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