A VOYAGE. 57

Going into the mill. Shoes dry. Rodolphus in the mill.

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in the lower part of the mill. As soon as the boat was
fastened, Caroline led the way along this path, saymg, as
she went,

“ Now, children, be very careful and not step where
there is any wet grass.”

Caroline opened the door, and went into the mill. The
others followed her, and then she looked down at her
shoes, and also at those of Malleville and Phonny, to see
if they were wet. The shoes and dresses of all three ap-
peared as nice and dry as when they first left home.

“ Now,” said Caroline, “let us go up-stairs, and see if
we can find Rodolphus.”

So Caroline led the way to the back part of the room,
where there was a broad flight of stairs leading to an
apartment above. ‘There was a great rumbling noise of
wheels and machinery in the mill, and Malleville was a
little afraid; but she went boldly on, taking hold, all the
time, of Phonny’s hand, and keeping as near as possible
to Caroline. At the head of the stairs was a door. They
opened the door and came out into the main room of the
mill, where all the grinding was going on.

They found Rodolphus here, busy in pouring some corn
into a great hopper. Caroline went to him and told him
how they had been caught in the shower. She was
obliged to talk very loud, to make Rodolphus hear, on ac-
count of the noise which was made by the machinery.
She concluded by asking Rodolphus if he knew of any-
body there, that they could send home, to tell Uncle Ben
where they were, and to ask him to come for them in a
wagon.

«There is a man here with a wagon,” said Rodolphus,