Part 2 (1/2)

”Bartholomew West,” was the prompt reply, as the boy looked around nize the na the flush of joy he had expected would lighten up the faces of his acquaintances when they kneho he was, he walked on ahead, ry, until they arrived at the end of the street at the water's edge

Bartholo at anchor a short distance from the shore, and said, in a tone of triu at her with such undisguised adnorance in not knowing him, and at once entered into a detailed account of what the yacht had done in the way of sailing

”Do you s'pose you couldabout boats, an' of course this little shaver here don't”

”Manage her? Why, I could sail a whole shi+p all alone if I wanted to,”

was the confident reply ”Now you fellers be ready just as soon as it's light to-morrow mornin', an' we'll start”

”Then you'll have to co tooto some important family in the city since he was the owner of such a beautiful craft

”Well, I hain't sure but I shall stay in New York after I get there, an' if I do I'll give you fellows lots of sails in the boat You see I'm-”

Bartholomew had assumed a confidential tone, much as if he were about to impart some important secret; but evidently concluded not to, since he stopped suddenly, and looked as if he had already betrayed too rowing more and more homesick each ,” said Bartholoet the boat till then You see some of the et the boat? ” repeated Joe, in surprise ”Why can't you have her whenever you want her, if she's yours?”

” W ell- well - you see so to have her to- day,” said the boy, in confusion

”If she wasat the beautiful yacht

”I have to soet her to-h”

It never occurred to Joe that his new acquaintance intended to steal the yacht; he had no idea but that the boy owned her, although it did seem a little queer that he did not offer to take theht?” he asked, finally ”We hain't got but ninety cents, an' -”

”Ninety cents!” exclaiot ninety cents?”

Joe explained how it happened that they had that ahted that he acted very ht with me,” he said, as he took each by the ar with them directly away from the water I'll show you where you can sleep, an' nobody won't ever find you Now coet ant”

”What ant?”

”Why, yes, if we're goin' to sail fros to eat; so we'll go up an' get sos”

Joe was not just certain whether or no it ise for hih it did see to take them ho half of his money in the purchase of such dainties as Master West fancied, and then, in order to see if they had been cheated, as Bartholooods

I t seeer proportion of the articles he had purchased than was strictly necessary in order to learn whether they were as they had been represented, since more than half the stock had been consumed before the question was decided Of course Ned and Joe ate some of the dainties; but they only tasted of theular feast, and only stopped when, by eating as s

After this repast was ended, and the remainder of the eatables packed away in Joe's and Ned's pockets, Bartholomew appeared to have lost his desire to show his new acquaintances around the city; he still said that he would carry the, but he seemed to think that they should be able to care for theot to lay 'round so's to find out whether anybody's goin' to be on the boat this evenin',” he said, ”an' you fellers had better wait on the wharf awhile Perhaps we can all sleep on board the boat to-night, an' if we can, I'll cooing now?” asked Joe