to go. Perez took the dory and rowed over to the cable station to see if
Mr. Hazeltine cared to make one of the party. When he returned, bringing
the electrician with him, Daniel, harnessed to the carryall, was
standing at the side door, and Captain Eri, Mrs. Snow, and Elsie were
waiting.

Ralph glanced at the carryall, and then at those who were expected to
occupy it.

"I think I'd better row down, Captain," he said. "I don't see how five
of us are going to find room in there."

"What, in a carryall?" exclaimed the Captain. "Why, that's what a
carryall's for. I've carried six in a carryall 'fore now. 'Twas a good
while ago, though," he added with a chuckle, "when I was consid'rable
younger 'n I am now. Squeezin' didn't count in them days, 'specially if
the girls wanted to go to camp-meetin'. I cal'late we can fix it. You
and me'll set on the front seat, and the rest in back. Elsie ain't a
very big package, and Perez, he's sort of injy-rubber; he'll fit in
'most anywheres. Let's try it anyhow."

And try it they did. While it was true that Elsie was rather small,
Mrs. Snow was distinctly large, and how Captain Perez, in spite of his
alleged elasticity, managed to find room between them is a mystery. He,
however, announced that he was all right, adding, as a caution:

"Don't jolt none, Eri, 'cause I'm kind of hangin' on the little aidge of
nothin'."

"I'll look out for you," answered his friend, picking up the reins. "All