person could cruise all about the lake and stay out over night,
for you could sleep on the seat cushions. It is twenty-one feet
in length and has a five-and-a-half-foot beam, the design being
what is known as a compromise stern. The motor is a double-
cylinder two-cycle one, of ten horsepower. It has a float-feed
carburetor, mechanical oiler, and the ignition system is the jump-
spark--the best for this style of motor. The boat will make ten
miles an hour, with twelve in, and, of course, more than that with
a lighter load. A good deal will depend on the way the motor is
managed.

"Now, as you know, Mr. Hastings wishes to dispose of the boat
partly because he does not wish to repair it and partly because he
has a newer and larger one. The craft, which is named CARLOPA by
the way, cost originally nine hundred dollars. It could not be
purchased new to day, in many places, for a thousand. Now what am
I offered in its present condition? Will any one make an offer?
Will you give me five hundred dollars?"

The auctioneer paused and looked critically at the throng.
Several persons smiled. Tom looked worried. He had no idea that
the price would start so high.

"Well, perhaps that is a bit stiff," went on Mr. Wood. "Shall we
say four hundred dollars? Come now, I'm sure it's worth four
hundred. Who'll start it at four hundred?"

No one would, and the auctioneer descended to three hundred, then
to two and finally, as if impatient, he called out: