"What's up?" a voice hailed them.
"They're two Diogenes chaps looking for a dishonest man," said another.
"There's Jack and Ward," said Andy. "Shall we tell 'em?"
"Sure." Thereupon the two chums were let into the secret.
"I'm afraid a shell that's been in the barn several years isn't much good," was Jack's opinion.
"Maybe we can fix it up," said Ward, more hopefully.
The boys found the shell covered with dust, hayseed and odds and ends of refuse. Eagerly they flashed the light of the lantern upon its slender outlines.
"It was a beaut in it's day," was Frank's opinion.
"Yes, and I think we can patch it up and use it," declared Andy, who knew almost as much about boats as did his brother. "We'll have a shell yet."
"Do you really think you can?" inquired Jack, eagerly.