The sail was rigged with the help of an old sailor who lived down by the
lake shore, and on Friday afternoon Bert and Charley took a short trip.
The _Ice Bird_ behaved handsomely, much to the boys' satisfaction.
"She's a dandy!" cried Bert. "How she can whiz before the wind."
"You must take me out soon," said Nan.
"I will," answered Bert.
The chance to go out with Bert came sooner than expected. On Monday
morning Mrs. Mason made up her mind to pay a distant relative a visit
and asked Charley if he wished to go along. The boy wanted to see his
cousins very much and said yes; and thus the ice boat was left in Bert's
sole charge.
"I'll take you out Monday afternoon, after school," said Bert to his
twin sister.
"Good!" cried Nan. "Let us go directly school is out, so as to have some
good, long rides."
Four o'clock in the afternoon found them at the lake shore. It was a
cloudy day with a fair breeze blowing across the lake.
"Now you sit right there," said Bert, as he pointed to a seat in the
back of the boat. "And hold on tight or you'll be thrown overboard.
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