Rod and gun . -: the selec-tion of such articles as the aluminum ov-en, the aluminum nest of pails, cups andplates, and the joy of opening and exam-ining them on their arrival from NewYork City where they were the new tanalite tent, weighingbut seventeen pounds, must be actuallypitched on the lawn. It was so admired cept ^Ir. Hartwell and his son Jim, andthe party consisted of six Woodwards,two Hartwells and three guides. Everything except the supplies was nowready and spread out or piled up on thebilliard table off the library of the beau-tiful home of the \Aood\vards. The list
Rod and gun . -: the selec-tion of such articles as the aluminum ov-en, the aluminum nest of pails, cups andplates, and the joy of opening and exam-ining them on their arrival from NewYork City where they were the new tanalite tent, weighingbut seventeen pounds, must be actuallypitched on the lawn. It was so admired cept ^Ir. Hartwell and his son Jim, andthe party consisted of six Woodwards,two Hartwells and three guides. Everything except the supplies was nowready and spread out or piled up on thebilliard table off the library of the beau-tiful home of the \Aood\vards. The listof supplies had been sent to a well knownfirm in Toronto and the great day of ac-tual packing the duffel bags came. Eachbag was numbered as packed and Joankept an accurate list of its contents. You know, mother, we simply cannotlook over all the dui?el to find some need-ed article if we must camp out for a nightor two on the long portage, said The Lake was Most Beautiful to Look out upon. Then the Swimming and Diving Began in Ernest. with its ground cloth, its mosquito barfront and its little mosquito barred win-dow in rear, and its capacious fly, whichserved as an awning or as little Alicecalled it, the front porch. Now for theselection of the supplies for a four weeksstay in the woods. Frequently both ad-dition and subtraction were applied tothe list. Additional duffel bags must bepurchased. Then the joy of the childrenin looking over the fishing tackle and oil-ing of the automatic reels! At the verylast of those delightful days of prepar-ation sickness prevented all of the Mart-well family from joining the party, ex- When the last bag was packed and in thewagon ready to start for the train Haroldcalled out, Say, mother, did you put mytooth brush in the bag? Being assuredon that important point the duffel wasstarted for the train. The party arrived at Joe Lake Stationon schedule time and there found waiting,their guides,
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