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THE FIRST DAY OF THE OUTING
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"Will we ever forget it," answered Giant. "Just the same, what Snap says is true—give me such an outing as this every time. Some fellows are always hankering after the city—but I never did."

An hour later the young hunters reached the end of the lake, where a small, rocky watercourse joined that body of water to Firefly Lake. Here they went into camp, pitching their tent in a convenient spot among the trees. Over a bright campfire they cooked some of the fish to a turn, and took their time eating the meal. Then they sat around and chatted, and Giant told his chums something which interested them not a little.