"
"We want to make the camp shipshape again," Dick remarked, looking
about. "There's a lot of refuse food to be burned. Greg, you
start a fire. Dan you gather up every scrap of food that must
be thrown away and burn it on said fire. Dave, you can set the
tent to rights. I'll take an axe and hustle after some firewood.
Dave, suppose you help me. Tom might put the camp to rights."
With the labor thus divided all hands set briskly to work. By
the time that all the tasks had been performed the boys were glad
to lie down on the grass and rest until it was time to prepare
a light supper. After that meal was over Dave asked:
"We're going to keep regular guard to-night, aren't we?"
"Yes," Dick answered. "We'll turn in at nine o'clock and keep
guard until six in the morning. That will be nine hours---an
hour and a half of guard duty for each fellow. Suppose we draw
lots to decide the order in which we shall take our tricks of
guard duty."
This was done. To Prescott fell the second tour, from ten-thirty
until midnight. Reade had the first tour.
At a few minutes after nine all was quiet in the camp. Five tired
high school boys were soon sound asleep, with Reade, hidden in
the deep shadows, watching outside.
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