Before the sun had set the _Dolphin_ was again speeding over the water, but now on the ocean, and going northward, Philadelphia being their present destination.

It had grown cloudy and by bedtime a steady rain was falling, but unaccompanied by much wind, so that no one felt any apprehension of shipwreck or other marine disaster, and all slept well.
The next morning Lulu was, as usual, one of the first to leave her berth, and having made herself neat for the day she hurried upon deck.
It had ceased raining and the clouds were breaking away.
"Oh, I'm so glad!" she exclaimed, running to meet her father, who was coming toward her, holding out his hand with an affectionate smile, "so glad it is clearing off so beautifully; aren't you, papa ?" "Yes; particularly for your sake, daughter," he replied, putting an arm about her and bending down to give her a good-morning kiss.

"Did you sleep well ?" "Yes, indeed, papa, thank you; but I woke early and got up because I wanted to come on deck and look about.

Where are we now?
I can see land on the western side." "Yes, that is a part of the Delaware coast," he answered.

"We are nearing Cape Henlopen.