"Oh, would you?" asked Grace, in rather horrified tones.
"Certainly, aboard the boat where no one will see us."
"Gum, gum; chewing gum,
One and two is a small sum,"
Mr. Lagg thus quoted as he opened the showcase.
The girls made several purchases, and were treated to more of the storekeeper's amusing couplets. Then they started off again, having inquired for a good place at which to tie up for the night.
Dunkirk, on the western shore, was recommended by Mr. Lagg in a little rhyme, and then he waved to them from the end of his dock as the Gem was once more under way.
"Look out for that big steamer," cautioned Betty a little later, to Grace, who was steering.
"Why, I'm far enough off," answered Grace.
"You never can tell," responded the Little Captain, "for there is often a strong attraction between vessels on a body of water. Give it a wide berth, as Uncle Amos would say."
That Betty's advice was needed was made manifest a moment later, for the large steamer
