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"Vy didn't you tole me dot pefore, hey? I guess I don't schwim no more." And he started to climb up a rope ladder leading to the deck of the houseboat. "Don't go, Hans!" sang out Songbird. "They are fooling you." "Dere ton't been no sharks in der river?" "No, nothing but sawfish and whales." "A vale! Dot's chust so bad like a shark." "No, not at all. A shark bites.
Tom pointed out in the darkness on the road. Two horses were coming toward them, each wearing a lady's saddle and each riderless. "There are the horses," said Dick. "But the girls? You think " "The girls came down here on their horses and dismounted, to go on board of the houseboat." "Well, where is the houseboat?" It was a question neither of them could answer.
Bobbsey decided to move the houseboat farther up the creek, almost to where the stream flowed from Lake Romano, so as to be ready to go out on the larger body of water in the morning, if everything was all right. The engine was started, and just before supper, the Bluebird came to a stop in Lemby Creek about a mile from the big lake. She was tied to the bank, and then supper was served.
"When was this?" asked Sam. "Not very long after the villains made me their prisoner." "It's as clear as day!" cried Fred Garrison. "Baxter and Flapp first stole the houseboat and then they abducted Dora and Nellie." "It's a wretched piece of business," came from Dick. "Oh, if I can only lay my hands on them they shall suffer for it!"
The motor boat was paddled out into deeper water, then the houseboat was fastened to the motor boat and the power started, while all the boys save two pulled and hauled on the heavy houseboat. It floated slowly out into deeper water, while the girls cheered the efforts of the Tramp Club. The anchor, in the meantime, had been put on board and a new loop made at the end of the rope.
Why did she always seem to be in the wrong where Flora Harris was concerned? What a bad-tempered girl everyone must think her! Phyllis turned to follow Madge, nor would she desert her chum for a moment until the houseboat party left the camping grounds. Mrs. Curtis did not notice Madge. She was thoroughly incensed. Tom had only a chance to whisper: "Course you were right, dear girl.
So it was settled that our houseboat was to try to go up the creek to Weyanoke's back door, and again we were waiting only for the turn of the tide. When sticks and straws and frost-tinted leaves, floating down past us toward the James, changed their minds and started back up the Kittewan, Gadabout went with them.
"We must chase the houseboat, that's all I know to do," put in Tom. "And the quicker we begin the better." "That's easily said, Tom. How are we going to locate the craft in this mist? She may have gone up the stream and she may have gone down." "More than likely she went down with the current. They hadn't any steam tug handy to pull her."
"Anything from a glass of hops to a Merry Widow cocktail, and you didn't have to dig once. Everything paid for ad lib. "Ah! those happy evenings that appeal so to every true lover of Nature and well mixed drinks. To sit and listen to the lapping of the waters and booze. "Us girls are talking about getting a houseboat this season if we don't have to work.
Miss Elting also accepted this invitation, rather to the surprise of the boys. Billy, without loss of time, fastened a line to the houseboat attaching the other end of the line to a cleat on the after deck of the launch. In the meantime Larry had jumped aboard the "Red Rover" and hauled in the anchor for them. The launch then towed the scow up to the camp of the tramps.
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