satisfied, not those of some finicky girl who might have turned up
her nose in horror at the "abominations" these lads called fine.

Thad smoked, while Maurice had never taken to the habit as yet;
but he did not dislike the odor of tobacco, and hence his chum was
not compelled to always enjoy the solace of his pipe outdoors in
uncongenial weather, though as a rule he preferred to sit there by
the rudder and puff away, while his thoughts ran riot, as those of
a boy usually will.

When the meal was over and the dishes washed, marking the close of
their first day, the lights were extinguished and the boys sat
outside for a short time.

With the gathering of night, however, the air was growing colder
again, so that they were soon glad to seek the shelter of the
cabin.

Maurice made sure to draw the shades fully over the windows, for
he did not wish to advertise the fact of their being in that cove
to every passerby.

They knew that a road ran close to the water, having heard a wagon
passing over a bridge not fifty feet away earlier in the evening.

One thing they had been wise in doing--while the little boat that
trailed behind the larger craft could not be said to possess any
particular pecuniary value, it was of considerable necessity to
the travelers, and represented their only means of getting around
in a hurry, or going ashore when the water was too shallow to