A low house occupied her entire width, and extended along her whole length except at the curve of her bows, where there was room left for a small deck.

A structure with a door and windows, that was somewhat larger than the pilot-house, rose from the upper deck near its after-end.

There were three doors on each side of the main house, a large one well forward, a small one nearly amidship, and another large one well aft.

There were also six small windows on each side, and from three of those nearest Winn a cheerful light was streaming, while the other three were dark.

There was a name painted on the boat's side in such large black letters that even in the fading twilight Winn managed to read it--"_W-H-A-T-N-O-T_," he spelled slowly--"_Whatnot_! Well, if that isn't the queerest name for a boat I ever heard of!" Just then, however, there were things of far greater importance to a boy in his situation than queer names.