The Wreck of the South Pole and Other Strange Tales — page 117: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

IIO Why He Took Him Along. us and our traps down to the lake. Our camp is in a beautiful place. The cool pine forest extends to the shore, which at the particular spot we have chosen to pitch our tent upon, slopes gently down to the water. Half a mile further on the banks are high and steep, and the pine trees are growing on top of the bluff fifty feet from the waves. To-morrow night I shall take the boat and ride out for a moonlight view of those sentinels. I find a boy can be of considerable use, Roy especially. In fact, I fear he did more work to-day than I, peace to his tired limbs? We reached the lake about noon, and, after eating a lunch, set out to look for a location. I should have chos- en the bluffs, but Roy argued me into stopping here with- in easy reach of the water. Before we leave, however, I intend to have my own way about it, and go up and down those bluffs on a rope ladder. After lunch we put up our tent, and Roy carried rocks and built a fireplace, while I (having just resurrected “Consolation” from the bottom of my trunk) sat under a pine tree and smoked. After the tent was up, and a small flag stuck on top by the boy, and our goods stored away, we took a stroll around the place and down to the water. While in Chickar I ordered a boat to be sent around to-morrow. It is late, and I will stop. FRIDAY, June 9. The boat came to-day, and the man who came with it brought us some bread and our mail. The boat had no Gomicbook EOl