To the bole of an old willow which dropped its leaves in autumn upon the white sand-bar was nailed a weather-gray board, on which faded letters stated: PRIVATE PROPERTY! NO TRESPASSING! Ethan observed the warning meditatively. In view of his later course of action let us credit him with that hesitation. At length, with a faint smile on his face, he turned the nose of the canoe toward the smaller stream and his back to the sign.
To the bole of an old willow which dropped its leaves in autumn upon the white sand-bar was nailed a weather-gray board, on which faded letters stated: PRIVATE PROPERTY! NO TRESPASSING! Ethan observed the warning meditatively. In view of his later course of action let us credit him with that hesi...