The beautiful view of the Delaware River and the scenery on the opposite side was something long to be remembered.  While the party were going into raptures over the beautiful sight, Professor Schmidt turned to Mary and remarked:  “In those rocks which rise in perpendicular bluffs, several hundred feet above the level of the river, are evidence that prehistoric man may have inhabited the caves in these same walls of rock along the Delaware.  From implements and weapons found, it does not require any great effort of imagination to believe the ‘Cave Man’ dwelt here many centuries ago.”

Fritz Schmidt was much interred in his father’s conversation, and from that time on called Ralph Jackson Mary’s “Cave Man.”

Leaving Top Rock, the party wended their way back to the waiting carriages in the road, and drove to the “Ringing or Musical Rocks.”  They had been informed that their nearest approach to the rocks was to drive into the woods to reach them.  Passing a small shanty at the roadside, where a sign informed the passerby that soft drinks were to be obtained, the party dismounted and found, to their surprise, a small pavilion had been erected with bench, table and numerous seats composed of boards laid across logs, where camp meetings had formerly been held.  As the large trees furnished shade, and a spring of fresh water was near by, they decided to “strike” camp and have lunch before going farther into the woods.

Aunt Sarah and the Professor’s wife spread a snowy cloth over the rough wooden table, quickly unpacked the hampers, and both were soon busily engaged preparing sandwiches of bread, thinly sliced, pink cold ham and ground peanuts, fried chicken and beef omelette; opening jars of home-made pickles, raspberry jam and orange marmalade.

“Oh!” said Pauline, “I’m so hungry for a piece of chocolate cake.  Let me help shell the eggs, so we can soon have dinner.”

“Here’s your fresh spring water,” called Fritz, as he joined the party, a tin pail in his hand, “We had such an early breakfast, I’m as hungry as a bear.”

The party certainly did full justice to the good things provided with a lavish hand by Frau Schmidt and Aunt Sarah.  All were in high spirits.  The Professor quoted from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam—­

    Here with a loaf of bread beneath the bough. 
    A flask of wine, a book of verse and thou,
    Beside me singing in the wilderness,
    And wilderness is Paradise enow.

Ralph cast a look at Marry, unnoticed by any one else, as much as to say, “The old tentmaker voiced my sentiments.”

[Illustration:  Ringing rocks of Bridgton township Bucks county.  Pa.]

[Illustration:  High falls]