40 ALONG THE FLORIDA REEF. 



gester of the various movements in. the capture, 

 now entered the water and fastened a rope about 

 Tom's turtle, and with the aid of the rest soon 

 had the big reptile upon the wall and in the 

 barrow, when it was wheeled away to be con- 

 verted into savory steaks later on. 



" I suppose that's our fresh beef," said Harry 

 as he put on his clothes. 



"All you'll git here, sah," replied Paublo as 

 he rolled the barrow along. 



" Talk about lassoing wild horses," said Tom 

 to his father, who had joined them, " it's nothing 

 to riding turtles." 



" It looked as though it might be fun," said 

 Dick dolefully. 



" It will be your turn next time, Dick," said 

 the doctor ; " you will have plenty of riding." 



"Yes," added Paublo, who was glad to get 

 rid of this part of the work, " we'll kill turtle 

 two times a week all summer, an' den dere's de 

 cotchin' an' turnin' moonlight nights on Logger- 

 head an' East Key. Dere's heaps o' fun in dat." 



On their way back the boys found the doc- 

 tor, who had gone ahead, in possession of a little 



