In Coral-Land 
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nearer, and lie could see the sun gleam 
on countless scales ; nearer still, one final 
effort, and the school of salmon opened 
to receive him, and then swept on north¬ 
ward and homeward. 
There was a pause. Grandma dropped 
her work, and leaning idly back in her 
rocking-chair, gazed dreamily out over 
the ocean, sparkling in its sunset glory. 
“ Is that all ? ” inquired Eleanor. 
“ Didn’t Sammy really get home ? ” 
“ That is all,” said grandma. “ What 
became of our hero after he joined the 
school of salmon I never knew. In all 
likelihood he never left his companions. 
But whether he guided them to the 
pleasant waters of that mountain stream, 
or whether they took him with them to 
some lake or inland river, I cannot tell.” 
As for Gay and Gilt, they long mourned 
