THE LOSS OF THE RAFT
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morning. Won't they be surprised when they get up and find the things minus!"
"They may set a guard;" suggested Ike Akley.
"If they do we'll have to make him a prisoner and gag him."
"When shall we start?" asked one of the boys.
"Let us dry ourselves by the campfire first," said Ham. "And we may as well get something to eat too, for there is no telling how long we'll be gone."
This suggestion was considered a good one, and the whole crowd went back to the camp. While some changed their wet clothes for dry, others prepared a meal and this all took time in eating. Then all hands went down to the raft and embarked for the other side of the lake.
