"I'm anxious to get busy this morning." First of all, the two high school boys walked up the lake shore for some distance, keeping their eyes wide open and all their senses on the alert.

Then, returning, they walked for a considerable distance down the shore.
"There are our reinforcements coming," announced Tom, pointing across the lake.

"Danny and his load will be here within fifteen minutes." "We'll wait for the other fellows, before going away from the shore," Dick proposed.

"If we started now they wouldn't know where to find us." Returning to the landing place, Dick silently waved his hat until he caught the attention of Dave Darrin, seated in the bow of the canoe, who answered the signal just as silently.
Presently the craft came up to the shore.
"Who's going to stay in the canoe ?" Dick inquired.
"I am," Harry Hazelton declared dolefully.

"We drew lots on the other side.