118 The Runaway Watch. |

aunt, “and the next time you go to the beach the
watch had better remain at home.”

And so the works were punished for their
naughtiness, for they never got even a glimpse
of the beautiful ocean again, and had to remain
quietly in their case ever after, saying “ Tick-tick,
tick-tick.’” And sometimes if you listen very
closely, you may hear them say, softly and re-
eretfully, ‘ Atlan-“c, Atlan-“c, Atlan-“c.”’