can have a cruise upon the carpet." "You don't mean to say this is the

Travelling Carpet?" I cried. "You bet I do," said he. "You've been

to America since last I read the Arabian Nights," said I, a little

suspicious. "I should think so," said he. "Been everywhere. A man with a

carpet like this isn't going to moulder in a semi-detached villa." Well,

that struck me as reasonable. "All right," I said; "and do you mean to

tell me I can get on that carpet and go straight to London, England?" I

said, "London, England," captain, because he seemed to have been so long

in your part of the world. "In the crack of a whip," said he. I

figured up the time. What is the difference between Papeete and London,

captain?'

'Taking Greenwich and Point Venus, nine hours, odd minutes and seconds,'

replied the mariner.

'Well, that's about what I made it,' resumed Herrick, 'about nine hours.

Calling this three in the morning, I made out I would drop into London

about noon; and the idea tickled me immensely. "There's only one

bother," I said, "I haven't a copper cent. It would be a pity to go

to London and not buy the morning Standard." "O!" said he, "you don't

realise the conveniences of this carpet. You see this pocket? you've

only got to stick your hand in, and you pull it out filled with

sovereigns."

'Double-eagles, wasn't iff inquired the captain.

'That was what it was!' cried Herrick. 'I thought they seemed unusually

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