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of lmn, and then he would have some trouble to

get her afloat again. We found a pair of brogans

and an old coat on the locker, so we concluded

that some vagabond had stolen the skiff, and Jet
had followed him, and watched until he found a

chance to steal her back again.

The tramp nuisance, in course of time, gave us

a deal pf trouble, and we learned to keep every­
thing carefully locked up, all our boating and

fishing appointments being safely stowed in the

boat-house. Our last duty at night, on leaving

the shore, was always to put everything away,
fasten all tight, and put a padlock on the door.

The boat-house was down at the foot of the

bank, out of sight and sound of the house, and

unless made secure could have been stripped in

the night without our getting a hint of it. One
Saturday night Jet was on the shore with us till

after dark, and we suspected he came up with

us; but When the girls called him to supper lie

was not to be found. Wo looked all about for

him, and in the evening some of us went part of
the way down the bank and whistled for him,