Part 10 (1/2)

”I sure do It's a dandy boat--the _Spider_, and----”

”_Spider!_” exclaimed Betty with a little shi+ver ”What possessed you to take such a na--the ice is not far reet hed Grace ”Girls, shall we consider it--the ice boat?”

”It will be just the proper caper,” said Will ”We can take you all up in one load, and your suit cases, too Trunks can go by express Then we can stay a week or so with you in the cabin, and----”

”You can stay--you boys--who said so?” demanded Grace a bit defiantly

”Dad I asked him There are several furnished cabins there, and we can use one, he said Oh, don't worry, on't bother you,” and he glared at his sister Grace and Will did not get along any better than the average brother and sister, it will be noted

”I think it would be nice,” spoke gentle A to pour oil on troubled waters ”It wouldn't be quite so loneso that!” exclaimed Will, with mock heroics ”You shall be doubly repaid We'll see that you are never alone, Amy”

She blushed, but did not see anyhoent on Will, ”you girls can coht I'd offer it”

”It's kind of you,” declared Mollie

”I think ice boating would be lovely,” vouchsafed Betty

Seeing her chuht,” she said ”We'll go, with you boys”

”And you needn't think you are doing us a favor, either!” asserted Will a bit truculently ”We can get other girls There is Kittie Rossmore, Alice----”

”Stop it!” commanded Grace, and Will subsided He knew better than to keep on in that strain

”The boat is a dandy, though,” he went on ”We can pile the cockpit full of fur robes, and when the wind is right we can scoot up the lake to beat the band!”

”Such slang!” cried Grace

”Well, I only ”

And so it was decided Will went on to describe the boat from the rudder and runners, to the sails and tackle, irls But they made up their minds to soon learn how to run a craft on the ice

”And if things go right I'll soon have a better one than the _Spider_,”

declared Will, as he prepared to take his leave

”Youto buy another?” asked Grace