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"Don't ye wish ye was me, with all this money to have a good time on?" he demanded, jeeringly, of Jack Benson. "But maybe ye've framed up some kind of a yarn that yer boss, Farnum, will be willin' to believe. If ye hain't, then mebbe ye'd better never git close to him again."
One of them appeared to be middle-aged, the other much younger. The overturned boat was some three hundred yards distant. "What have you stopped for? What's up?" called up Mr. Farnum. "Wreck, sir. Two men in distress," Jack answered. "We'll go close and contrive to take them off," announced the inventor. Turning on slow speed, he swung the "Pollard's" prow about, making for the wreck.
Your cousin has substituted H. B. I7. They will pass it to-morrow or the next day." A swift sickness ran through Farnum. "James gone back on us?" "That's what. He's double-crossed us." Rawson snapped the words out bitterly. "Why why surely not James." Jeff's mind groped for some possible explanation. "Says our bill was lost anyhow and it was a question of getting through Garman's bill or none."
Your practical man is the least hopeful member of the community. He stands only for material progress. His own, of course!" "You sound like a Farnum editorial, Alice." "Do I?" she flashed. "Then I'll give you the rest of it. He your practical man is rutted to class traditions. This would not be good form or respectable. That would disturb the existing order.
"Decidedly, my young captain is not wholly, a fool," she told herself. "When I seek to snub him, he puts it past my power. However, it may be that this young engineer will be better suited to my purpose. I will study him." "Toot! toot!" The Farnum auto, getting away first, went past them, sounding its whistle while Mr. Farnum and Eph lifted their hats.
Nodding pleasantly, the Russian vanished through the ladies' entrance. Hal went back to his companions. "Say," broke in Eph, presently, "if she left Jack to go several miles for her luncheon, she got it and returned mighty quick." "Probably used a woman's privilege, and changed her mind about driving to that other hotel," suggested Mr. Farnum.
"Do you people fear that harm has come to the 'Mary Bond!" queried the shipbuilder. "Why, it must be so, sir. For the smack wasn't due to go out more'n some forty miles. With the winds we've been having lately she could come in, any time, within a few hours." "Perhaps the captain had a poor run of luck," suggested Mr. Farnum. "He may be staying out longer than usual."
"I dare say there was too much drinking in the old days. Yes, Farnum, I am much inclined to agree with you, and we will do without the wine." None the less, it was plain that their host was much annoyed. "I want to get at the members of the naval board," declared Mr. Farnum, toward the end of the meal. "I want to find out what is planned in the tests that are to take place here."
"Hm!" muttered the commander, grimacing. "This is a fine Naval outfit to lay alongside of a craft that has a mutiny aboard!" "Do you want to hail, or try to board the yacht?" inquired Jacob Farnum. "I think we'd better run alongside and hail that crowd," answered Commander Ennerling. "Yet, if it comes to it, we'll have board!"
"You three boys may as well stay aboard for the night," suggested Mr. Farnum, as the night watchman of the yard appeared, coming out in a row-boat. "In fact, you may as well live aboard, and use the pantry and galley for all your meals." "Shall we keep watch through the night, sir?" asked Jack. "No need. Let the yard watchman do that. It isn't far from daylight.
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