maFnaIK AND


" GULL."


ing stfrnway toward the reef of rocks outside, both wind and
tide carrying her in that direction, where she would soon have
been knocked to pieces by the breakers. I was about to order
Frank and Ben to let go both anchors, when we could havesafely
waited for the tide to begin to make, but, in imitation of Dye
and Sandlin, they both jumped overboard and towed her into the


lake, and around into a sandy bight just above the inlet.


After


the turn of the tide, I pointed out a school of sharks in the inlet
to Frank and Ben, saying:
 "If you had seen those customers, boys, I do n't think you
would have gone overboard without orders."


"Golly, Ben!


exclaimed Frank,


"just fancy one of


those


fellows taking four pounds of veal out of the calf of your leg at
one bite!"


It was noon


before the tramps arrived.


They were quite


fagged and wished they had come by water, until Frank told


them of our experience in running the inlet,


seemed more reconciled to


whereupon they


their walk, especially as they had


picked


up some beautiful shells and othel


marine curiosities


Frank further told them that in towing the Blue Wing into the
lake, he and Ben were compelled to carry the setting-poles to
drive off the sharks, which, he said, swarmed around them by hun-
dreds, and in proof of his assertion he took them to the inlet and


showed them the sharks still swimming there.


He even pointed


out one big fellow that had made a grab at his leg, and tried hard


to make the boys see where he had jabbed him with a pole,


over the left shoulder.


"just


"Of course the boys did not know then


that the sharks came in with the tide.
 Some months later, on our return, Frank and I run these in-
lets alone with a heavy sea and a strong south-east wind, but