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"I've got an idea," said Snap, one day, during the spring. "Why not get a good boat -one that will stand some hard knocks -and go through Lake Cameron and Firefly Lake to Lake Narsac? Jed Sanborn was telling me that was a fine place for hunting and fishing, and the lake is as clear as crystal." "It's an awfully wild place, so I was told," said Shep.
"I'd like to know what you are doing here -after my ordering you away last summer and last winter," went on the lumber merchant, sourly. "Didn't I say I was looking for our boat?" said Snap. "Well, if you've got a boat you must be camping up here." "We stayed ashore over night, that's all. We are bound for Lake Narsac," said Whopper. "Did you see a boat drifting past?" he continued.
Here they would put in another day, and then embark for Lake Narsac. They found Lake Cameron and its shores just as beautiful as during the previous summer. To be sure, the portion that had been burnt down during the great forest fire looked black and desolate but only a small portion of this territory was to be seen from the boat.
They were soon on the way, along a small trail leading directly away from Lake Narsac. It was uphill, but the old hunter knew just how to turn to make climbing easy, so, although they covered a mile or more, they were not greatly fatigued. "I know we came for wildcats, but if ye want some wild turkeys here's your chance," said the old hunter presently, and he pointed to the left of the trail.
A number of boys had come down to the dock to see them off. There was a general shouting. "Hope you have a good time!" "Be sure and bring back plenty of game!" "Say, if you see that ghost up to Lake Narsac give him my regards!" "I wouldn't go up to that locality for a farm! You'll be sure to get into trouble. Every spot up there is alive with snakes."
Once Whopper got a strong pull, but it only proved to be a mud turtle, much to his disgust. "Thought I had a ten-pound fish," he said. The middle of the afternoon found them on a clear, deep stream, which broadened out constantly as they advanced. This made them certain that they were nearing Lake Narsac, and they were correspondingly elated.
"From what I thought he said I imagined there was but one stream leading to the lake," said the doctor's son. "Perhaps there is, Shep; but which is the one?" "Don't ask me. One looks as good as the other." "On the map Lake Narsac is to the northwest of Firefly Lake," came from Giant. "Consequently I should say that we ought to take the stream flowing in that direction."
We came out last summer and also last winter." "Up here?" "No, to Lake Cameron and Firefly Lake." "That's different from Lake Narsac. Don't you know this place is haunted?" And Peter Peterson looked at the boys very solemnly. "We've heard something about that, but we aren't afraid," said Shep. "We are more afraid of snakes than we are of ghosts," added Whopper.
They passed Simon Lundy's farm -where they had once had such a curious happening when after apples, as related in "Four Boy Hunters," and then continued along under the overhanging branches of some willows, where it was shady and cool. "Do you think Jack Voss spoke the truth when he said he was going to Lake Narsac?" queried Shep, after he had turned his oars over to Snap.
"I hope we don't make any more false turns," observed Snap, as they rowed and poled their way along. "I am getting a bit anxious to see Lake Narsac." So were the others, and that noon they allowed themselves only half an hour for lunch. During that time some of the boys went fishing in the stream and were lucky enough to catch some trout and several suckers.
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