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"I'm coming back now," cried Scarlett; and his voice was plainly heard, after which Fred sat watching the water, rapidly draining away with less and less violence, till he heard a shout, answered it, and soon after Scarlett came along, forcing his way through the hazels till he reached the edge of the lake, and, by the help of one of the boughs of the birch, swung himself lightly into the boat, and began looking curiously at the opening, nearly hidden by the growth, through which the water still poured.
Gridley's craft seemed to be straining as she neared the line. Suddenly three sharp, short, shrill blasts sounded from the whistle of the judges' launch. "Prescott!" roared the referee. "Now, what's up, I wonder?" Dick asked himself, with another sinking feeling at heart. The judges' boat was making fast time toward the Gridley High School entry.
I showed fight, of course, just as you did, an floored four of 'em, but they was too many for me an' before I knowed where I was they had me into a boat and aboord this here ship, where I've bin ever since. I'm used to it now, an' rather like it, as no doubt you will come for to like it too; but it was hard on my old mother.
Mnesiphilus, having so far accomplished his object, went away. Themistocles came in his boat to the side of Eurybiades's galley. He said that he wished to speak with the general on a subject of great importance. Eurybiades, when this was reported to him, sent to invite Themistocles to come on board.
However," he went on cheerfully, "we shall before long" He broke off with a start. "Rudie! By Jove, I forgot! Did you find them? Where's Bertha Forrester?" "Gone," said Rudolph, and struggling to explain, found his late adventure shrunk into the compass of a few words, far too small and bare to suggest the magnitude of his decision. "They went," he began, "in a boat "
Cuthbert began asking questions of Owen, who allowed the other boat to gain a position alongside, so that conversation might be the more easily carried on.
He ceased rowing and let the boat drift with dragging sweeps, filled his pipe and lighted it, then took up his oars again and resumed his labors. "Please do as I ask you, Mr. Runnion. I've decided I don't want to go any farther." He laughed, and the sound aroused her. "Put me ashore this minute!" she cried, indignantly. "What do you mean?" "You've got a fierce temper, haven't you?"
"We might want to get out of here in a hurry," Mercer whispered with a grin. "You never can tell, Anina." He stood stock still. The sound near at hand was repeated. It was unmistakable this time a low, stifled moan. Mercer stepped lightly out of the boat onto the platform. A few boxes, a coil of rope, and other odds and ends stood about.
Just as the nose of their boat scraped the floe the great "killer" charged. Frank had just time to spring onto the floe and drag Harry after him when the monster's head rammed the boat, splitting it to kindling wood with a terrible crackling sound. The stout timbers might as well have been a matchbox, so far as resistance to the terrific onslaught was concerned.
'It's been agreed I'm to do it, and I'm goin' to do it; but one thing I'll tell you the sun can go down, the night can come on, and you can all stay here till mornin' if you like, but this boat don't leave this island with me at the helm till I'm a married man! With this he skipped on board, sat down in the stern, and clapped his broad hands on the tiller.
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