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"This has taught me a lesson, to take nothing for granted," he added. When the truth became known many of the students flocked around the Rovers and Stanley and Songbird, and congratulated them on the outcome of the affair. Flockley did not show himself for a long time, excepting at meals and during class hours. "He feels his position keenly," said Dick. "Well, I hope he turns over a new leaf."
The brook in silence finds its way From shadows deep to perfect day. The wind is dead, there is no breeze " "To make a fellow cough and sneeze!" murmured Tom, and gave a loud ker-chew! that set all the girls to laughing. "That isn't right!" declared Songbird half angrily. "There is no sneeze in this poem," "Oh, excuse me. I only thought I'd help you out," answered Tom soberly.
"What a beautiful boat!" cried Dora after going on board. "And how tidy everything is!" "Then you are not ashamed to have her called the Dora?" said Dick, well satisfied. "Ashamed? Oh, Dick, I am delighted!" "This boat is a gem," was Songbird Powell's comment. "Say, folks on the Ohio will take us, to be millionaires." "Dis ship is besser dan a ferrypoat," was Hans' comment.
"Vos you hurted much?" asked Hans. "Not a scratch, my hearty, only it broke my pipe, one my brother gave me afore I sailed, an' one I wouldn't have taken a month's pay for," concluded Bahama Bill. An hour later Songbird, who was on the deck of the steam yacht, composing poetry in the darkness of the night, saw the old tar coming toward him. Bahama Bill was groaning deeply.
We had better try to find our way back to the shore, and try to find my sons." And this was agreed to by all. But it was no easy matter to get back to the shore, and an hour later found them in a tangle of undergrowth. Aleck was ahead, accompanied by Fred and Songbird. "Hark! I heah something!" cried the colored man, presently. "Somebody is calling!" cried Songbird.
"It surely does," replied the other, after a hasty inspection. "But it may be only some brush heap that a farmer is getting rid of." "I don't know about that. Say, haven't they got a pair of field glasses here?" "Sure!" and Songbird turned to get the article mentioned. As rapidly as possible, Tom focused the glasses on the distant light, and took a careful look.
Flockley made some bad errors during the first game played, and was lectured so severely that he left the team in disgust, and Songbird Powell was put in his place. Then the team won three games straight, which pleased all the students of Brill greatly. Minnie Sanderson was at two of the games, and she applauded Songbird heartily. The two were certainly warm friends.
"I'll fix you a line and fix lines for Nellie and Grace, too, if they want them." "I want to tell you boys something," said the girl, in almost a whisper, and not noticing what Fred had proposed. "I-I am afraid something is going to happen." "What's that?" asked Songbird, and all three youths looked at Dora anxiously. "I was just up near the bow of the boat, and I overheard Mr.
"You can go below if you want to," answered Dick, who had come up, followed by Songbird. Tom descended to the ground and Sam followed him. They had just done this when there came a cry from Dick: "Two boats are putting off from that other vessel! Each of them is filled with men!" "Are they coming ashore or going to my yacht?" demanded Captain Barforth. "They are heading for the yacht!"
Such a joke as had been played Tom could not keep to himself, and when the Rovers went downstairs he told Stanley, Songbird and Spud Jackson. "Fine!" cried Stanley. "That Miss Ruggles deserves it, too. She thinks, just because her father has rocks, that she is too good to even recognize any of us. The only fellow she tolerates is Tubby I guess because he's such a dude."
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