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"So we can; the memory of great travellers and navigators has been handed down to their posterity by geographical names,  Hudson Bay, Mount Franklin, Cook's Straits, for example," said Fred Harper, laughing heartily. The proposition received a ready assent; and the strait was called Graham Strait, after the boy who pulled the second oar. "But the island?" said Charles. "Paul Spencer pulls the third oar; we will call it Spencer Island." SO WE CAN THE MEMORY OF GREAT TRAVELLERS AND NAVIGATORS HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN TO THEIR POSTERITY BY GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES HUDSON BAY MOUNT FRANKLIN COOK'S STRAITS FOR EXAMPLE SAID FRED HARPER LAUGHING HEARTILY THE PROPOSITION RECEIVED A READY ASCENT AND THE STRAIT WAS CALLED GRAHAM STRAIT AFTER THE BOY WHO PULLED THE SECOND OAR BUT THE ISLAND SAID CHARLES PAUL SPENCER PULLS THE THIRD OAR WE WILL CALL IT SPENCER ISLAND
ey. "You can ask Uncle Ben." "Sylph, ahoy!" shouted Frank, rising. "What boat's that?" roared Uncle Ben, in reply. "The Zephyr, of and from Rippleton," returned the coxswain. "Can you tell me what depth of water there is in this passage?" "Where's your chart?" "We must have a chart of the lake," suggested Fred. "That we must. Who shall draw it?" "Fred Harper." "We have no chart. Will you give me the depth of water inside the island?" continued Frank. "Short fathom," replied Uncle Ben. "We are none the wiser," interposed Charles. "How much is a fathom?" "Six feet," answered Tony. "But he don't say how much short." "Can we go through in safety, Uncle Ben?" "Ay, ay; but trail your oars." Frank let the crew pull several smart strokes, and then ordered them to trail. The Zephyr darted through the narrow passage. "Now for the name of the strait," said Frank. "You seem to be at a loss for names; I think you had better call these divisions after the members of the club," suggested Mrs. Sedley. 'T KNOW HOW DEEP THE WATER IS I AM GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE CAREFUL SAID MISSUS SEDLEY YOU CAN ASK UNCLE BEN SYLPH AHOY SHOUTED FRANK RISING WHAT BOAT'S THAT ROARED UNCLE BEN IN REPLY THE ZEPHYR OF AND FROM RIPPLETON RETURNED THE COXSWAIN CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT DEPTH OF WATER THERE IS IN THIS PASSAGE WHERE'S YOUR CHART WE MUST HAVE A CHART OF THE LAKE SUGGESTED FRED THAT WE MUST WHO SHALL DRAW IT FRED HARPER WE HAVE NO CHART WILL YOU GIVE ME THE DEPTH OF WATER INSIDE THE ISLAND CONTINUED FRANK SHORT FATHOM REPLIED UNCLE BEN WE ARE NONE THE WISER INTERPOSED CHARLES HOW MUCH IS A FATHOM SIX FEET ANSWERED TONY BUT HE DON'T SAY HOW MUCH SHORT CAN WE GO THROUGH IN SAFETY UNCLE BEN AY AY BUT TRAIL YOUR OARS FRANK LET THE CREW PULL SEVERAL SMART STROKES AND THEN ORDERED THEM TO TRAIL THE ZEPHYR DARTED THROUGH THE NARROW PASSAGE NOW FOR THE NAME OF THE STRAIT SAID FRANK YOU SEEM TO BE AT A LOSS FOR NAMES I THINK YOU HAD BETTER CALL THESE DIVISIONS AFTER THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB SUGGESTED MISSUS SEDLEY
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