After that everybody wanted to dig for oysters, but it seemed the one
that Nellie found had been washed in somehow, for the oyster beds were
out in deeper water. Yet, every time Freddie found a clam or a
mussel, he wanted it opened to look for pearls.

"Let us get a box of very small shells and we can string them for
necklaces," suggested Nan. "We can keep them for Christmas gifts too,
if we string them well."

"Oh, I've got enough for beads and bracelets," declared Flossie, for,
indeed, she had lost no time in filling her box with the prettiest
shells to be found on the sands.

"Oh, I see a net," called Bert, running toward a lot of driftwood in
which an old net was tangled. Bert soon disentangled it and it proved
to be a large piece of seine, the kind that is often used to decorate
walls in libraries.

"Just what I wanted!" he declared. "And smell the salt. I will
always have the ocean in my room now, for I can close my eyes and
smell the salt water."

"It is a good piece," declared Hal. "You were lucky to find it.
Those sell for a couple of dollars to art dealers."

"Well, I won't sell mine at any price," Bert said. "I've been wishing
for a net to put back of my swords and Indian arrows. They make a
fine decoration."