progress of the swimmers. This stunt amused both the visitors
highly, and they grew quite excited over which one was going to
stay down the longest. "I bet on the red balloon," said
Professor Bentley, who knew that Sahwah was attached to it.

"The green one for mine," answered Professor Wheeler, who was
keeping his eye on Hinpoha.

"It was the weirdest thing," said Migwan afterward, "to see those
balloons go darting and wobbling back and forth!"

"And the weirdest feeling when you were attached to them," said
Sahwah, "I felt like the keel of a boat when the sails are full
of wind."

The second part of the program was a series of tableaux showing
events of American history. The first represented Washington
Crossing the Delaware. The sponson, a flat-bottomed canoe with
air tanks in the sides, came into view around the cliff propelled
by one paddler in the stern. In the bottom sat two devoted
patriots carrying hatchets. The great George stood in the bow,
in defiance of all canoe laws, with one foot up on the bow point,
his hand on his sword, his eyes on the distant shore. His hair
had turned bright red and he had taken on considerable flesh
since his friends had seen him last, but there was no mistaking
the military attitude. In the water around the sponson floated a
number of water wings, tied to the boat, to represent floating
ice cakes. The audience applauded vigorously as the skiff drew
near. At the psychological moment, when Nyoda had her camera
focused for a snap a huge mosquito settled on George's extended