4/9 With his own savings, and largely by his own labor, he now built his boat, the _Whatnot_. When she was completed, his money was gone. But what of that? She never for a moment doubted that her dear guardian was the artist he claimed to be, or that the panorama he had painted was the most perfect thing of its kind ever seen. So she was as enthusiastic concerning the project as the old man himself, and eagerly aided in his preparations to the full extent of her ability. |