I'll take
the first turn," going off and circling about the place. "I guess
he's gone," he said to himself, but no harm looking!"
"Now," said the colonel, after a time, "I think our fish must be
pretty nearly cooked. Rake one of them out, Don, and try it, but
don't disturb the others until you find out. How is it?"
"Fine!" cried Pepper, who had assisted in the operation. "Couldn't
be better. Hadn't we better put on some more?"
"You will have to build another fire," replied the colonel. "Now,
see how well you can do it. Do it just as I did and light it from
this fire. We had only one match, you know."
"But what do you do when that is gone?" asked Pepper.
"Oh, that's a different story," laughed the colonel. "We'll come
to that later."
"Now," began the colonel, when they had finished their meal,
unanimously voting it the best dinner they had ever eaten, "I know
you all have been wondering how I happened to be here when you came
along."
"Yes, sir," admitted Jack, "we were talking about you just before
we came ashore.
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