CHAPTER XXIII. 

CROSSING THE CREEK. 

"Now, then," said Harry, "here's the boat and a good pole, and you've nothing to do, Harvey, but just to get in and push yourself over to your station as fast as you can." 

But the situation did not seem to strike Harvey very favorably. He looked rather dissatisfied with the arrangement made for him. 

"I can't swim," he said. "At least, not much, you know." 

"Well, who wants you to swim?" said Harry, laughing. "That's a pretty joke. Are you thinking of swimming across, and towing the boat after you? You can push her over easy enough; that pole will reach the bottom anywhere." 

"Dat's so," said old Lewston. "It'll touch de bottom ob de water, but I don't know 'bout de bottom ob de mud. Ye musn't push her down too deep. Dar's 'bout as much mud as water out dar in de creek." 

The more they talked about the matter, the greater became Harvey's disinclination to go over. He was not a coward, but he was not used to the water or the management of a boat, and the trip seemed much more difficult to him than it would have appeared to a boy accustomed to boating. 

"I tell you what we'll do," cried Harry, at last. "You take my station, Harvey, and I'll go over and work your end of the line." 

There was no opposition to this plan, and so Harry hurried off with Harvey to Lewston's cabin and helped him to make the connections and get the line in working order at that end, and then he ran down to the boat, jumped in, and Lewston pushed him off. 

1. was harry used to the water management of the boat?
2. who was he talking over with?
3. who didn't know how to swim?
4. where was he supposed to go with the boat?
5. did he want to go?
6. did he think it would be easy or hard?
7. what did Harry suggest to do?
8. was Harvey ok with it?
9. where did they go together?
10. what did they do at the cabin?
11. did only one of them run to the boat?
12. who jumped in it?
13. what did Lewston do?

Numbered answers:
1. No.
2. Lewston and Harry.
3. Harvey.
4. His station.
5. No.
6. Hard.
7. Switch jobs with Harvey.
8. Yes.
9. Lewston's cabin.
10. Make the connections and get the line in working order.
11. Yes.
12. Harvey.
13. Pushed him off.