THE BIG BLUE YACHT. 57 



broad floating lily-leaves, that the boys sailed about for 

 ne time before they thought of leaving it, and when they 

 led their faces again towards the river, what was their 

 )rise to see a large yacht creeping along the connecting 

 il between them and the river. The reeds hid the body of 

 yacht from them, but its sails betokened that it was one of 

 isiderable size. 



The boys wondered who it could be who had thought of 

 paying the sequestered little broad a visit, never for a moment 



YACHT 



iking of the owner, when the yacht shot out into the open 

 iter, and lo ! it was a ' big blue yacht' 



" It is Mr. " said Jimmy. 



" Now we shall get into a row for trespassing," said Dick. 



They have got to catch us first. If we can only dodge 

 jm, and get on to the river again, we can show them a clean 



