"How's the water, fellows?" called Hi.
"Fine," returned Dick with enthusiasm.
"Room enough in the pond for another?" Hi asked.
"Surely. Come on in."
"I believe I will," Hi answered, seating himself and fumbling
at his shoe-lacings.
A couple of minutes later Hi dived from the log and swam out to
the other boys.
"Are you fellows any good on swimming distances?" Martin asked,
as, with lazy stroke, he joined Dick & Co. The North Grammar
boy was an expert swimmer and proud of it.
"I guess we can swim a little way," Prescott replied. "I don't
remember that we ever swam any measured courses."
"Can you swim down to that old elm?" asked Hi, indicating a tree
at the further end of the pond.
"We ought to," smiled Dick.
"Come along, then," invited Hi, starting with a side stroke.
Dick & Co. started in irregular fashion, Darrin and Reade soon
spurting on ahead of Martin.
"How long can you tread water?" inquired Hi, after they had reached
the neighborhood of the elm.
This sport is always interesting to boys who are good swimmers.
Forthwith some endurance tests at treading were started. Then
Hi showed them all a few "stunts" in the water, some of which
Dick & Co. could duplicate easily, and some which they could not.
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