118 LUCY AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.

main stream, Lucy observed a large, flat surface
of rock, of a blue color, which seemed to be quite
level and smooth. There was a bird upon it,
hopping about. The main current was running
very swiftly along that end of it which was to-
wards the stream, and there was a little water, too,
on each side of it; so that it was a sort of an
island.

“J wish I could go down on that great blue
stone,” said Lucy.

“Tt is very easy to get there,” said the gurl.
“Tve been on it a hundred times.”

“TI mean to go and ask Comfort to let me go
down and get on it,” said Lucy.

So Lucy went into the store, but in a moment
came out again. The girl asked what Comfort
said.

“She says f must not go now,” said Lucy,
‘but that, when she has done her shopping, she
will go with me.”

“Js that the mill-pond up there?” said Lucy,
pointing to the sheet of water above the dam.

“ Yes,” said the girl.

“ What a pretty little island!” said Lucy.

While Lucy was locking at the island, she
happened to observe something upon the water,
very far off, and she did not know what it was.