“If I do, I’ll go down there and eat up the ice box!”
“Say, Nelson,” sang out Bob, “what about that sloop over there? It looks as though she was trying to cross. Who has the right of way?”
“She has. Keep astern of her,” answered Nelson.
“Say!” came a disgusted voice from below. “We haven’t any can opener!”
“Thunder!” exclaimed Nelson. “Is that so? Have you looked among the knives?”
“Looked everywhere,” answered Tom, “except up on deck.”
“Use your teeth, Tommy,” suggested Dan.
“Let the beans go, and fry some eggs,” called Bob.
“Use the potato knife,” said Nelson, “and we’ll get a new one when we go shopping.”
“All right,” answered Tom. “If I bust it—there!”