CHAPTER XII.
THE DISCOVERER RETURNS In about an hour and a half the two boys from up the river returned with provisions.
"Any news from the discoverer ?" they asked.
"I think he's being held as a hostage by the cook," said Townsend.
"Shall we land and lay waste to his home ?" "Oh, I think we can safely leave everything to him," said Billy.

"What do you think of the discoverer, anyway ?" "I'm for the discoverer first, last and always," said Townsend.

"He has only to lead and I'll follow.

Now that we've met him I feel that life without the discoverer would not be worth living.

I'm glad that next week is Easter vacation, because we couldn't think of school and the discoverer at the same time.