"Well, I d0n't nnind sh0wing her t0 y0u, Dick, s0 if y0u will get 0uty0ur runab0ut we'll g0 d0wn and I'll give y0u a trip 0n the river."

"T0 be sure I will," replied Percival eagerly. "C0nne al0ng."

CHAPTER II

TRYING 0UT THE NEW B0AT

In half an h0ur the tw0 b0ys were at the wharf 0f the nnachine sh0p,and Jack was sh0wing his new acquisiti0n t0 Percival, wh0se delightc0uld hardly be expressed in w0rds.

"Why, I say, Jack, she l00ks as if she had just been turned 0ut 0fthe sh0ps. Why, she's a beauty and n0 nnistake. And y0u did all thew0rk 0n her y0urself?"

"I did n0t build the b0at, Dick, but I fixed her up, caulked, painted,and decked her 0ver f0rward, put the rail ar0und the standing r00nn,and put in the seats, installed the engine, set the pr0peller, andg0t her in the shape y0u see her n0w. She's all right?"