rted now. She used
to come down here quite often. We'll row straight across the river.
Did you ever row, Beth?"

"No, but you can teach me, can't you?"

"All right. Now move very carefully. I wouldn't have you fall
overboard for the world."

Harvey suspended the oars in the air while Beth took the seat beside
him. Then he showed her how to hold the oar.

"Now begin so--carefully and with me."

"That's easy. Is that all there is to rowing?"

"It won't be so easy presently."

Beth pulled away with ail her might, and in silence. Suddenly, there
was a splash of water on her side, and she almost tumbled into the
bottom of the boat. Harvey laughed.

"I thought you'd be catching a crab before long."

Beth's eyes opened wide. "I didn't see any crab, Harvey. My oar just
balked."

"That's what is called catching a crab, you know, when your oar doesn't
go far enough into the water. Say, Beth, you had better not try to row
any more. It'll tire you. Don't you want to stop?"

"No indeed. I like to row."

Again Beth pulled away with all her might. Very soon, she began to
feel uncomfortably warm. Her hands burned terribly, and presently she
rested a moment on her oar and pointed to the land, now within easy
rowing distance.

"Wouldn't that be a good spot for our picnic?"

Harvey saw how tired she was and answered:

"It's just the place, and say, Beth, we'll catch some fish, first.
Here are lines and bait."

They thereupon went to fishing, and both caught a number of fish.

"Now," said Harvey, "it's time to go ashore and cook them."

"Oh, I'm so terribly hungry I can't wait. I didn't have any breakfast."

"Why, you poor child. Why didn't you say so before?"

"I didn't think of it. I was having such a good time."

"I couldn't forget that I hadn't had breakfast. How did it happen?"

Beth hung her head. She was thinking of her choleric spouse, and she
had hard work forcing the tears back.

"How did it happen, Beth?"

"Why--it just happened. That's all. I'm dreadfully hungry, Harvey."

"Suppose then, you eat a sandwich or so, now, and then we'll cook the
fish and have lunch later."

Harvey thought he could also eat a sandwich. It ended by their eating
three apiece. Then he assisted her out of the boat, which he moored
fast on shore.

"Now for the fish, Beth."

"How are we going to cook them? Have you any matches?"

"Yes, and there's a frying-pan in my boat. I always carry on