... The Pecks in camp (1911) (14753058652)

Identifier: pecksincamp00dudl (find matches)
Title: ... The Pecks in camp
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Dudley, Albertus T. (Albertus True), b. 1866
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Publisher: Boston, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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ed. We dont know how to go back. If were (257) THE PECKS IN CAMP going to get lost, we may as well get lost to-gether. The presence of the shovel was the onlyguarantee of good faith in Neds eyes. Hepattered along after the leaders, accusingthem of being fakirs and frauds, demandingto know how much farther into the wilder-ness they intended to take him, and callingattention in sarcastic phrases to the wealthof good material they were passing by. Hewas in the midst of a fine malediction on theperson who should ever propose botanizingto him again, when the column broke out ofthe woods at the bridge head. Ned gaped for a few seconds in silence, ashis eye traveled over the details of the un-expected sight—the moat, the bridge, thegateway between the unfinished walls, thecraggy tower that lifted itself against thedark mass of the opposite bank, the solitaryravine, the noisy brook that washed the baseof the rock. When he closed his mouth tospeak—a true expression, odd as it sounds, (258)
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• Ci: \. K>> : \VH \T A PLACE! /</ THE BOTANISTS —his wonted readiness of speech seemed to have failed him. Cracky! he said. TVhat a place!Its our plant! announced Dun proudly. (250) CHAPTER XX THE CASTLE BUILDERS THE appreciation of the visitors was all thatDuncan could desire. Ned made severaltimes the circuit of the castle terrace, dwell-ing ecstatically on the points of advantage,and running up and down his scale of ex-clamations. Roy showed himself more tem-perate in his comments, but no less de-lighted. You must have a portcullis, .he said.A drawbridge is no good without a portcul-lis. I know it, answered Dun wistfully,but I didnt quite see how I could managethe portcullis. Thats easy. You want to set up twosolid posts, and nail one pole across the topon the outer edge, and another just below (260) THE CASTLE BUILDERS the top on the inside. That would give aspace between to slide the gate through. You can steal a board for the gate fromthe pile by the ice house, add