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           Moreover,itwasnecessaryforAyrtontoreturntothecorral,wherethedomesticatedanimalsrequiredhiscare.Itwasdecidedthatheshouldspendtwodaysthere,andreturntoGraniteHouseafterhavingliberallysuppliedthestables.

           Ashewasabouttostart,Hardingaskedhimifhewouldnotlikeoneofthemtoaccompanyhim,observingthattheislandwaslesssafethanformerly.Ayrtonrepliedthatthiswasunnecessary,ashewasenoughforthework,andthatbesidesheapprehendednodanger.Ifanythingoccurredatthecorral,orintheneighborhood,hecouldinstantlywarnthecolonistsbysendingatelegramtoGraniteHouse.

           Ayrtondepartedatdawnonthe9th,takingthecartdrawnbyoneonager,andtwohoursafter,theelectricwireannouncedthathehadfoundallinorderatthecorral.

           DuringthesetwodaysHardingbusiedhimselfinexecutingaprojectwhichwouldcompletelyguardGraniteHouseagainstanysurprise.Itwasnecessarytocompletelyconcealtheopeningoftheoldoutlet,whichwasalreadywalledupandpartlyhiddenundergrassandplants,atthesouthernangleofLakeGrant.Nothingwaseasier,sinceifthelevelofthelakewasraisedtwoorthreefeet,theopeningwouldbequitebeneathit.Now,toraisethisleveltheyhadonlytoestablishadamatthetwoopeningsmadebythelake,andbywhichwerefedCreekGlycerineandFallsRiver.

           Thecolonistsworkedwithawill,andthetwodamswhichbesidesdidnotexceedeightfeetinwidthbythreeinheight,wererapidlyerectedbymeansofwell-cementedblocksofstone.

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