StNicholas [serial] . itting on the sand; Professor Wolfski joined the strainAnd howled to beat the band. But how the Beavers waved their hats,And Crocodiles cracked their scales, To watch the Monkey Aero-BatsJump skip-rope through their tails! AN HONORABLE SURRENDER BY M. B. GOOKIN Steve Winston stood beside his cherished cat-boat, the Sandpiper, as she lay drawn up on thebeach, and looked indignantly at her scratchedpaint and the deep dent in her side. That s what happens where girls try to besports! he exclaimed for the twentieth time sincethe accident, and stirring the white paint angrilyi
StNicholas [serial] . itting on the sand; Professor Wolfski joined the strainAnd howled to beat the band. But how the Beavers waved their hats,And Crocodiles cracked their scales, To watch the Monkey Aero-BatsJump skip-rope through their tails! AN HONORABLE SURRENDER BY M. B. GOOKIN Steve Winston stood beside his cherished cat-boat, the Sandpiper, as she lay drawn up on thebeach, and looked indignantly at her scratchedpaint and the deep dent in her side. That s what happens where girls try to besports! he exclaimed for the twentieth time sincethe accident, and stirring the white paint angrilyin the pot, he set to work to remedy matters aswell as he could. Sandpiper out on the beach anyhow to-day toclean her underbody for to-morrows race, or I VIhave charged the loss of the whole days sailingto Miss Katharine Fenwicks account, too! Hush! cautioned Joe, peering around thebow of the beached Sandpiper. Here she comesnow ! Oh, Steve ! exclaimed the new-comer, as shecaught sight of the two boys; I m so sorry the. OH, STEVE! SAID KATHARINE, I M SO SOKKY THE LOBSTER BUMPED INTO YOUR BOAT LAST NIGHT His friend Joe Harrison laughed protestingly. But I dont think it was her fault, really,Steve. She told old Captain Si not to put herboat on that old mooring until the rope waschanged, but he did as he pleased, as usual, soof course she broke loose when it blew hard lastnight; it s a wonder she did nt do more damagebefore she finally drifted ashore ! I think the old tub did quite enough damagefor one night! returned the owner of the in-jured boat. It s lucky I was going to pull the Lobster bumped into your boat last night whenshe broke away from her mooring! She was a pretty girl with tight curly yellowhair so bleached by the sun and wind that it waslighter than her tanned cheeks. Joe looked at herwith very evident approval, but Steve, after lift-ing his flapping hat-brim an inch in salute, anduttering the shortest reply compatible with ordi-nary politeness, resumed his painting.
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