bulb for
when I want to read. Jerry says I ought to pay for tapping the garage
current. I should worry.

I sat down and began reading 'Treasure Island' all over again. I skipped
a lot because I had only just lately read it, and pretty soon I was
reading about in the middle of it, where they start off in the ship.
That's the part I like best. All of a sudden I couldn't see the reading
very good and I noticed there was a stain on the page.

Here's where I wish that I knew all about writing books like a regular
grown up author, because I have to explain something to you and, cracky,
I wish you could see that book, because then it would be easier. First, I
didn't think anything about it at all, only I noticed that the stain was
on the left hand page. Then, all of a sudden I noticed something about
that stain that got me all excited. It was in the shape of a ring,
kind of.

Right away I knew what it meant. I picked up one of my oar-locks and laid
it on the stain and it just covered it. So I saw I had damaged the book
when I had it before. That's one thing you're not supposed to do--damage
books out of the library. If you keep a book till its overdue, that isn't
so bad, because then you just pay a fine. Connie says that's being a good
bookkeeper.

But to damage a book--g--o--o--d night!

CHAPTER XXVII

THE GENTLE BREEZE

I was just thinking how funny it was that Westy got this very same book
that I had, but maybe it wasn't so funny, because that was what put it
into his head to get it--seeing it in my tent. Anyway, I was glad it came
back to me, because now I saw what I had done and I made up my mind that
I'd buy a new book for the library.

Then I was thinking how I'd have to tell Westy about it, and, oh, I don't
know, I just didn't know how to go and speak to him. I wasn't mad at him,
but anyway, I felt as if I didn't want to see him--yet. Anyway, I didn't
have any money yet and books like that cost a lot.

All of a sudden I heard Don start barking and then he stopped. So I knew
somebody was coming that he knew. Then I heard somebody say, "You're
always suspicious, ain't you," and oh, I felt awful funny, because I
knew it was Westy. It seemed as if he might be saying that to me, but
I knew he was saying it to Don--just kind of jollying him. Maybe you
think you can't jolly a dog but you can. You can Don, anyway.

I didn't know what I would say to him, because I thought probably he'd
come to give me my two