"The left," he answered quickly. "It's easy if you think that the
letter L comes before the letter P and that L is the beginning of
left. Port means left, always."
"I'm sure it's easy to say left and right," commented Grace, who was
eating a chocolate.
"Hum!" exclaimed the old captain, disapprovingly.
The Gem proved worthy of her name. The girls made a little trip about
the river, and then Captain Marlin, on learning that there was a boat
house and dock on the property of Mollie's mother, steered the craft
there, where it would be tied up until the girls started on their
cruise.
And that they would cruise was fully decided on in the next few days.
Now that the great surprise was known, plans were made to spend some
time on the lake and river in the new craft.
The wonder and delight of it grew. Each day the girls discovered
something different about Betty's boat. It was most complete, and
practical. The boys were in transports over it, and when Will and his
chum Frank Haley were allowed to steer they could not talk enough
about it.
Preparations for the cruise went on apace. Captain Marlin oversaw them
at odd times, for he was in business, and made trips between New York
and Deepdale.
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