“Unless you could put some out as a bait for our horse Prince,” spoke Grace. “It’s the queerest thing where he can have gone.”
“It is strange,” admitted the genial storekeeper, who had heard the story from Will. “But if I hear of him I’ll let you know. And, now what can I do for you?
“I’ve razors, soap and perfume rare,
To scent the balmy summer air,”
He bowed to the girls in turn.
“How about chewing gum?” asked Betty.
“Oh, would you?” asked Grace, in rather horrified tones.
“Certainly, aboard the boat where no one will see us.”
“Gum, gum; chewing gum,
One and two is a small sum,”
Mr. Lagg thus quoted as he opened the showcase.
The girls made several purchases, and were treated to more of the storekeeper’s amusing couplets. Then they started off again, having inquired for a good place at which to tie up for the night.