It was well after two o'clock when they ran up the eastern shore of Mount Desert Island and finally dropped anchor in Frenchman's Bay.

They ate only a luncheon on board and then clothed themselves in their gladdest raiment and went ashore.

They "did" the town that afternoon, mingling, as Wink said, with the "haut noblesse," and had dinner ashore at an expense that left a gaping hole in each purse.

But they were both hungry and glad to taste shore food again, and no one begrudged the cost.
It was when they were on their way back to the landing that the glow of coloured lanterns behind a trim hedge drew their attention to the fact that someone was conducting a lawn party.

The imposing entrance, through which carriages were coming and going, met their sight a moment later and inspired Perry with a brilliant idea.
"Say, fellows, let's go," he said, as they paused in a body to allow a handsome landau to enter.