TALKING IT OVER Captain Spark was invited to spend a week or more at the Henderson home.

He was up bright and early the next morning--in fact, before any one else, and Bob, hearing some one moving around downstairs, and knowing his father and mother were not in the habit of having such an early breakfast, descended to see who it was.
"Good-morning, my lad," greeted the mariner.

"I suppose you are going to take the morning watch and holystone the decks.

Nothing like being active when you're young.

It will keep you from getting old." "Yes, sir," replied Bob, for he did not know what else to say.
"Haven't got any more tic-tacs, have you ?" and there was a twinkle in the captain's eyes.
"No, sir." "That's right.