nds."

"He said he was afraid of actually choking him to death."

"Tying his hands would not have choked him."

"Well, whatever the reason was, the plan failed. We are played out for
this cruise."

"Yes, and haven't seen Paris, Switzerland, Germany, or the Rhine,"
growled Perth.

"I suppose it is our own fault."

"Humph!" snuffed the conquered leader.

"I am satisfied, now, that if we had done our duty, we should have had
a better time."

"Repent, then," said Perth, as he turned on his heel.

Possibly there was no other runaway in the crew who confessed as much
as this, but if is doubtful whether there was one who did not realize
the truth of the statement. All of them were satisfied that it was
useless to contend against the discipline of the Academy while it was
administered by such men as the principal and the vice-principal.

The Josephine had a fair passage, and reached Lisbon on the day after
the Young America had anchored in the river. She was loudly cheered
when she luffed up under the quarter of the ship, but not a sound came
from the disappointed and disheartened runaways in response, and more
fully than the sufferers themselves did the members of the Order of the
Faithful believe that the way of the transgressor is hard.

Mr. Fluxion immediately went on board of the ship, and reported to the
principal. For an hour they discussed the events of the cruise of the
Josephine up the Mediterranean; but both were satisfied that the
discipline of the squadron had been triumphant. Mr. Lowington was more
indulgent towards Cleats than the vice-principal was disposed to be,
and he was put on probation.

Before night the original order on board both vessels was restored, and
again the runaways mingled with the faithful ones. Each party had a
story to tell, and the glories of the beautiful Rhine lost nothing in
the description given by the tourists. The narrative of the adventures
of the excursionists was galling to the others, for the latter had
nothing but sea life to speak of, unless it was the harbor of Genoa. It
was painful to be obliged to say that they had been up the
Mediterranean without putting a foot on shore during their absence.
Certainly those who had done their duty could appreciate the pleasures
of their trip, after contrasting it with that of the runaways; and
perhaps they needed this contrast to enable them fully to realize the
satisfaction which follows right doing.

Fresh provisions and