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`` He 'll be out of the swing of this in a few days and when he learns what the real thing is , if he likes it and takes to it , he 'll forget this kind of life . '' Finally the evening for the departure arrived . There was no fixed hour , but Colonel Howell 's party had an early supper at the hotel and then a gang of Indians carried their newly packed equipment to the boats . All these articles were dropped indiscriminately as the Indians felt disposed , and soon after six o'clock Norman and Roy were ready for the long voyage . Count Paul had turned his camera over to the young aviators and their first step was to make a number of snaps of the boats and their crews . Then , piling their rifles and their new blankets in the bow of Moosetooth 's boat , the boys took station on the riverbank , prepared to embark at any moment . In keeping with the methods that they had found common , it was then discovered that parts of the provisions had not yet arrived .