er seen their dog act in such a funny way. He would dash into the water, not g

g that seemed to be swimming in the water. But either Splash

it? What is it?" a

Tad, was fastening the last ropes of the t

matter, Splash? What i

shed into the water, barking and snapping his sharp teet

ddy Brown. "That's a big muskrat, and if it bi

he edge of the lake, saw a large, brown animal, with long hair, swimming out towar

alone, Splash. He's so big, and such a good swimmer, that he

ing muskrat. The queer animal at once made a dive and went under the water, for mu

he did not try to swim out. I think he knew Mr. Brown was right

was, Daddy-a ra

ter, and tried to get it. The muskrat didn't want to be caught, so it fought back

krat?" Sue wa

which trappers sell, to make fur-lined overcoats, and cloaks, for men and women. The fur is very good, and some persons say the muskrat is good to eat, but I would

e the muskrat no longer, though there was a little ri

y Brown. "It will be night before we know it, and we

a fire, where we can coo

ave the oil s

have a campfire,"

ou, children, and we'll bake some potatoes in it. We'll have th

cks of wood for th

I!" add

e Mother Brown was getting out the bed clothes, Bunny and Sue made a p

mother, and the other for Bunny and the men folk. Cot-beds were put up in the tent, a

n the ground, like we did in the tent

answered. "My dollie won't

old before?" Bun

snuffles, and that's almost

the chairs put around ready for the first meal, which would be

ue, let me see yo

saucers and whatever was needed, and now Bunny and Sue did this, as their share o

ell. Then Camp Rest-a-While looked just like its name-a place where boys and girls

time to start getting supper, a man came rowing along

his where you wan

e it right there,"

o be our boat?" aske

a nice one. We'll use it while we are in camp. But you children must never get in the boa

was tied fast, but it had floated away with them. They landed on an island in the riv

etimes it was not even safe to get in a boat which w

It was a large one and would easily hold Bunny and

e'll start our campfire, for I see your mother getting the meat read

e Tad lighted the fire, for it is not safe for children to handle matches, or even be near an open fire,

t. Then he raked away the red hot embers and put in them some nice, big,

ng," he said. "They will b

Sue thought they had never tasted anything so good. They all sat

ur potatoes, Uncl

the ashes and embers with a stick, and on a platter, made from a large piece of ba

n surprise. "I thought you

did,

e black stones

able. Taking up a fork he opened one of the round, black, smoking things. Though

ut some salt and butter on them, and you never tasted

put away. Then there was nothing to do

red enough to go early to

"I think we will have a little row on t

ing down behind the hills, made the clouds look as t

ut, when daddy and mother lifted them out to carry them up to Camp Rest-a-While. The children hardly awak

tle fellow sat up on his cot, and looked with wide-open eyes toward the entrance. There was a lantern burning in the tent, and by the light of it Bunny Brown saw a

! It's a bear! A bear! A b

n the blankets and covered up