hotel dock. Before going he purchased a new collar and a dark blue t
ng, and when the ladies appeared they
d Mabel Mallison, the niece o
ds. "I couldn't bear that man we had day before yesterday,
he bow and two in the stern. It made quite a heavy load, b
bel Mallison. "They tell me there are so
wered Joe. "I sa
ce birch bark if I can," s
t you ple
inity. When Fern Rock was reached, all went ashore, and our hero pointed out the ferns he had seen, and dug up such as the others wish
d one of the ladies, a
n't think you can
Jennie, and sprang up from
a warning from Joe, as
er foot slipped and she fell on the gunwale, causing the boat to tip more than ever. As she did this, Mab
her, and then she went
e ladies left in the boa
ll be d
er! Save he
ed the plump young lady.
t. He saw the body of Mabel Mallison not far away. Bu
doesn't come u
unfortunate one was caught in some sharp rocks. Without
crack between two heavy stones. But at the second tug it came free, a
e ladies in the row-b
. "Sit still, please, or th
and then clambered in himself. As he did so the
she mu
Mabel!" said one
red the plump young lady. "I shall ne
nhurt. But her pretty blue dress was about ruined, and Joe's new
one of the young ladies. "Are y
, barring t
f you to go dow
If it hadn't been for you I might have be
I went over after her," answered our
the craft in the direction of the hotel at a good speed. That she
was directed to go around to the kitchen. But when the proprietor of the place had heard what Joe had done for his niece
etor, when Joe appeared, dressed in the dry garments, and his o
there to do it
ren't you Hira
ith Mr. Bo
e accident that killed him. Are you st
off the things, and I am
he
o hunt up a place when Ike Fairfield gave
u own the
s,
make a fair living, tak
t won't give me anythi
that time." Andrew Mallison drew out a fat w
nd held them towards our hero. But
Mr. Mallison, but I
earned it fa
help me you can throw some odd row
't really tou
, s
ke to work for th
first-rate
gular work so long as t
t would
llar a day, an
and with thanks
can yo
ere al
at you can sta
s,
auling somebody from the lake every da
. Mallison. Still, it has been the m
rties with you for I know you will d
y do that, I c
to be rowed around the whole lake and shown every po
of ground around the lake, an
glad to take you on. I am short one man-or will be by to-nig
ve any trouble with
you d
drop,
it is to your credit," conc