had brought down from the city. It had sails, that really caught the
wind, and carried the boat along.

Of course Freddie had a long cord tied to it, so it could not get out
of his reach, and while Flossie tried to steer the vessel with a long
whip, Freddie made believe he was a canal man, and walked along the
tow path with the cord in hand.

"I think I would have got a prize in the boat parade if I had this
steamer," said Freddie, feeling his craft was really as fine as any
that had taken part in the carnival.

"Maybe you would," agreed Flossie. "Now let me sail it a little."

"All right," said Freddie, and he offered the cord to his twin sister.

"Oh," she exclaimed, "I dropped it!"

The next minute the little boat made a turn with the breeze, and
before Flossie could get hold of the string it was all in the water!

"Oh, my boat!" cried Freddie. "Get it quick!"

"I can't!" declared Flossie. "It is out too far! Oh, what shall we
do!"

"Now you just get it! You let it go," went on the brother, without
realizing that his sister could not reach the boat, nor the string
either, for that matter.