Every day was packed with fun and both little boys grew taller
and very brown.
At last vacation time was nearly over. Bob left Fairport first. He and
his family went home in his father's automobile. They camped out every
night. The camping tents and the pots and pans were strapped on the back
of the automobile. They rode all day. They went over hills, through
valleys, and into cities.
One day they passed a flower farm. "Oh, Mother," begged Bob, "May I stop
and buy some flowers?" "Why, Bob," said his mother, "What do you want
with flowers? We haven't any room for them in the automobile."
"I don't want them to take home," said Bob, "I want to send them by the
postman to Captain John. They are for the _Sea Gull_."
So the automobile stopped and Bob spent his birthday money at the flower
farm. The next day the parcel post brought Captain John a box of spring
bulbs and fall plants. With them was a card in Bob's very best writing:
+-----------------------+
| To Captain John's Pet |
| The "Sea Gull" |
| from |
| B.J. |
| Guess who this is. |
+-----------------------+
Paul stayed in Fairport a week after Bob had left.
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