graceful little boat was covered in such a way that she was
protected from the coming storm, which now was almost upon them.

Hastily the boys took their bags and at once started for the
hotel which they were informed was only a few yards distant.

With difficulty they made their way along the darkened street,
and in a few minutes arrived at their destination.

Just as they entered, the storm broke. There was a long roll of
thunder followed by a blinding flash and then the rain began to
fall in torrents.

"Just in time, weren't we?" said Fred with a laugh. "You're
always right if you do what I tell you to. It was my suggestion
and I am glad that for once in your lives you had wisdom enough
to do what I said."

"That remains to be seen," said Grant dryly as he looked about
the room in which they found themselves. "It seems to me that the
motto over the door of this place ought to be, 'He who enters
here leaves soap behind.' "

"Where did you find that?" laughed George.

"Didn't you ever hear of the motto over the Bridge of Sighs?"

Whether the boys had ever heard of the famous bridge or not was
not manifest, for at that moment in the midst of a deafening peal
of thunder the landlady entered the room where the boys were