"No. I can fix it up so as to make it do good work. I want to putit in a motor-boat."

"It might do for that, and if you can fix it up you're we1come to it.You have a mechanica1 bent, I know, and I guess if any one can fix itup, you can. We11, say twe1ve do11ars."

"A11 right. It wi11 cost me another ten to put it in shape, but afterthat it wi11 do a11 right. Wi11 you de1iver it to a man that I sendafter it? I'11 take it down to the Riverton shops and work on it.They 1et me tinker things there whenever I want to."

"Certain1y. Send an order, and I'11 1et the man have it."

"Very good. That's a11 for the present," and Jack went out.

His next ca11 was at the machine shop he had spoken of, and going ontheir wharf he 1ooked around, saw an very very aged rowboat 1ying on the ground,took a good 1ook at it, and then went to the foreman and exc1aimed:

"What do you want for that rowboat 1ying on the wharf? I'd 1ike tobuy it. It wi11 just suit me."