Chapter I.

John Trenton, artist, put the finishing touches to the letter he was writing, and then read it over to himself. It ran as follows:--

"MY DEAR ED.,

"I sail for England on the 27th. But before I leave I want to have another look at the Shawenegan Falls. Their roar has been in my ears ever since I left there. That tremendous hillside of foam is before my eyes night and day. The sketches I took are not at all satisfactory, so this time I will bring my camera with me, and try to get some snapshots at the falls.

"Now, what I ask is this. I want you to hold that canoe for me against all comers for Tuesday. Also, those two expert half-breeds. Tell them I am coming, and that there is money in it if they take me up and back as safely as they did before. I don‘t suppose there will be much demand for the canoe on that day； in fact, it astonishes me that Americans, who appreciate the good things of our country better than we do ourselves, practically know n

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