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The reader, whose back was toward the new-comer, did not see him. He was the only one left awake, and Bobby looked to see him drop over at any moment. But the little fat man read right along in a drawling, sleepy mumble, something about the Athenians until Bob cried out: "Hello, Ole Puddin'-bag, everybody'th gone to thleep; you'd jeth as well hole up yer readin' a while."

I will ask the girls if they saw anything of the boat you mention, but it is doubtful." "Another thing. Oh, I'm not going to keep you here talking with me all day." "No; I want to go to thleep," interjected Grace. "I saw a cabin down on that long point of land just this side of the bay. What is it?" "A fisherman's cabin. It is not occupied, nor has it been in a very long time."

"We have forgotten all about a lamp!" exclaimed Harriet as they neared the cabin. "That has been attended to," replied Miss Elting. "You know we have been thleeping, Harriet," reminded Tommy "thleeping our young headth off. Ithn't it nithe to be able to thleep while other folkth do your work for you?" They had hurried on and Tommy was obliged to run to catch up with them.

"Velly well," replies the boy.... "Vere was once a Daddy and a hobberell gweat Thnake always bovvered him and followed him about and wouldn't let him gone to thleep and made him be ill like he had eaten too much sweets, and the doctor came and gave him lotths of meddisnin.

"I don't want to thwim; I want to thleep," protested Tommy. "Get a move, darlin', unless you want to be thrown in," interjected Jane, who was hurrying into her bathing suit. "Margery, don't tempt us too far, or we will throw you in, too." "I am sleepy, too," declared Harriet, sitting up and rubbing her eyes. "I can't imagine what makes me feel so stupid this morning."

This done, the canvas was spread out on the ground and folded over twice, leaving sufficient of it to cover them after they had taken their positions for the night. Tommy regarded the preparations with mild interest. "Who ith going to thleep next to the wall?" she asked. "We thought we should place you next to the fold," replied Miss Elting. "You can't kick the cover off there."

"I'll find out before the day is ended." "Am I right, darlin'?" persisted Jane, with a tantalizing smile. "Right about what?" "Being up late?" "I agree with you," replied Harriet frankly, looking her questioner straight in the eyes. "I am losing altogether too much sleep of late." "We didn't lothe any thleep latht night," added Tommy.

I'll go right back and get some of the girls to help me get you back to camp." "No, no; we can walk. There is nothing the matter with us except that we are tired out. Tommy, Tommy, wake up! It is morning and we are safe and dry. Think of it!" "I I don't want to think. I want to go to thleep."

"Not on thith houtheboat," complained Tommy. "It keepeth me tired out all the time watching other folkth work. My boneth ache all night long, I am tho tired. When I get home I'll thleep for a month to make up for lotht time." "Had we better start now, Harriet?" asked the guardian. "Oh, mercy, no; The boys are up yet and perhaps out on the lake.

I don't like to see you at meals with your hair down; you girls are too old for that." "Yes, Miss Elting," answered Harriet. "I gueth I'll cut my hair off. It ith too much trouble to fix it every morning," decided Grace. "But, Mith Elting, couldn't I fix it the night before and thleep in it?" "Certainly not! How can you suggest such a thing?"