"I am willing. It's all over now, and no harm done to any one; but the teachers will hear of it from Kramer," replied Joe.
"Yes, I suppose so; but don't let's tell to-day."
"Just as you say. We got a joke on ourselves too. While we were rushing around looking at the boat, the tide came up over our baskets of fish and the lunch, and carried off the very best of the fishing-rods. So the laugh will be against us all."
"Here is Jonas with his 'man Friday,' after the fish!" exclaimed Maurice Perry, doubling up with a fit of laughter, as he glanced at the empty baskets that had been rescued after much effort.
"Well, boys, had good luck?" called Jonas as soon as he came within speaking distance.
"First-rate, Jonas," answered Joe.
"Where are the fish, then?" demanded Jonas, staring at the empty baskets.
"Echo answers, 'Where?'"
"You didn't catch any, after all. You've been foolin' around here all day!" cried the cook wrathfully. "Now you'll get little supper for this, 'cause I've been dependin' on them fish. Here, give me a rod! I'll catch some for the gentlemen's supper. You boys can go without.--Come on, Freitag!"
The boys were rolling on the rocks and laughing, which added greatly to Jonas's wrath.