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The fact that the engine had fallen below expectations brought the Sun Planters' food proble for the erness and the sier had explained their situation frankly and Elsa had proceeded to ic over the canned food of which the camp had been so weary

"The Lord knows," exclai we'll be tied up in this Hades If Roger's begun puttering on the engine we may be here ten years"

"This isn't Hades, Ern!" exclai the tiood deal," said Ernest, slyly, "and I suppose that adds to the hilarity of the nations"

"By the way," Elsa ignored her brother except for a blush, "what are we going to do about the food problem, Ern? All the cotton-tails and quail that Gustav shoots, won't keep us er"

"Do you suppose Hackett would let us run a bill with hie on the outfit here as security? Of course, I haven't any right to give a er's voice had a desperate note in it

"Well, that is worth the try, eh?" said Gustav "Me, I ht borrow a little yet, fro of the kind, Gustav," exclaier "You're far fro power for yourself--not but what I appreciate your offer, old man!"

"I've got a little--my fare home and about a hundred beside," offered Elsa

"Keep it, old girl," Roger's voice was husky "By Jove, Ielse, but I'estion?"

"Well, I hate debt worse than anything in the world But we're in this thing up to our necks and I' that's honest If Hackett knows the whole story--"

"He knows it now, I guess, but I'll give hiet a yes or no at once"

"I'll go," said Ernest "I'd like to and you'd better not lose a day"

Roger nodded in a relieved oes the Leoes to-day"

"Put! Put!" cauess she's launched and I've got a clear day for work" Roger rose as he spoke "Dick's having a struggle to get enough water for that second five acres of his He insists that he's going ahead with the next five, though"