If we get my father away from there they'll be sure
to be on the lookout for hours afterward, and we can't always depend on
the donkey not braying. Besides, it's a lot of work and risk, and it's
better to pay for the ladder and leave it here. It's worth it to me."
The other boys thought this plan a good one. Accordingly, after the
ladder had been put in the ditch, the boys started back for camp, taking
the donkey with them. The animal seemed to have lost all desire to play
any tricks.
The rain had stopped when the chums got back to their tent, and they made
a fire to dry themselves out a bit. The donkey was tethered so he could
go under the shelter canvas in case of more showers, that still
threatened, and the boys, after getting themselves something to eat, and
feeding the animal, prepared to start again for the sanitarium.
Frank got into the canoe, and, with a wave of his hand paddled off,
calling to his chums that he would meet them about dusk at the ditch
where the ladder was hidden.
It was now well on into the afternoon. The three chums, discussing the
probable outcome of the affair, walked on through the woods.
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