noon
We roasted them , ate them , and felt that we were saved . We kept a good fire going , built a rough shelter of boughs , and slept quite comfortably that night , though the fever troubled me somewhat . The next morning we made an attempt to find more birds , but were unsuccessful . A little after noon we saw a birch coming up the stream with three men in it . They waved their hands to us , and landed where we were at the foot of the falls . They shook hands , and one of them said : -- `` You look pretty peaked , boys . I guess a little food and drink wo n't hurt you . ''