THE WALK. 37

 

A, grotto. Overhanging rock. The boat again.

 

some flat stones on the ground under the overhanging
rock. Malleville sat down upon one of them, and Caro-
line and Phonny following her to the place, sat down too.

‘‘ There is the boat again,” said Malleville, pointing out
upon the water. “They are coming im toward the
shore.”

Caroline and Phonny both looked in the direction
that Malleville indicated, and there they saw the boat
coming rapidly toward the shore. The boat was pomted
toward. the little landing where the cart-path terminated
on the shore of the water.

“ J wonder what they are going to do?” said Phonny.

* We will see,” said Caroline.

When the boat came to the shore the boys stepped out
upon the sand. The dog jumped out too. The boys, as
soon as they saw Caroline and. her party sitting under the
rocks, paused a moment and looked toward them, saying
something to themselves which the children could not
hear. A moment afterward they turned to the boat again
and began to draw it up upon the sand.

Phonny and Malleville were much interested in watch-
ing the operation by which the boys drew the boat out of
the water. One of them took the rope which was
fastened to the bows of the boat, and passing it over his
shoulder he walked forward, tugging away with all his
might. The other boys stood at the sides of the boat,
and taking hold of the cleats within, which passed along
just under the gunwale, lifted and carried, and thus they
moved the boat along.

When they had got it well up out of the water they all
three took hold of the side of the boat and turned it
over. The boat was light, and the work of turning it