THE GRAND BASIN FROM A BALCONY OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
After this hasty supper, Mr. Douglass told them that there were two fine displays that evening—the electric fountains and fireworks on the lake-front.
“Let us see both,” said Harry. “There’s a place for launches down by the Basin, and the man was yelling out when I came by: ‘One launch is going to stay awhile in the Basin, and then going out into the lake,’—I think he said at half-past seven.”
Philip looked at his watch. “We’re too late by half an hour,” he said impatiently.
“Why, no, Philip,” said Mr. Douglass. “Our watches show New York time. We have half an hour to spare.”
“True,” answered the boy. “You are right. I had forgotten that; and, by the way, now is a good time to reset our watches.”
So they turned the hands back an hour, and felt thankful that another sixty minutes had been added to the evening.
THE PERISTYLE, EAST END OF THE COURT OF HONOR.