CHAPTER X.
An Expedition.
Forester and Marco got their boat's crew well trained in the course of a week or two, and one pleasant day in September they planned a long expedition in their boat.

The boys collected at the house of the owner of the boat, at one o'clock.

Two of them carried a large basket which Forester had provided.

It was quite heavy, and they did not know what was in it; but they supposed that it was a store of some sort of provisions for a supper, in case they should be gone so long as to need a supper.

Forester carried a hatchet also.
At the proper word of command, the boys got into the boat and took their several stations.