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"Now, watch for my hand signal all the time," called Driggs. "I don't want to get the middle part of the canoe more than an inch above the surface." When the point of the canoe's prow rose above the surface of the water a cheer went up from the scow that carried the news instantly back to the landing float.
"Well, thank God, he's not dead anyway," he gasped at last. "But I fancy," murmured Mr. Driggs, "that he is dead to the cause!" "Make a speech, Pearl," cried one of the company. "Mr. Neelands would like to hear you do that one of the Premier's, when he laid the cornerstone, about 'the generations yet unborn. Go on, Pearl, that's a good one!"
Driggs," pursued the admiral, "we shall want you as a witness at the investigation on board the 'Oakland. My aide will hand you a subpoena. This, I believe, gentlemen, is all we have to do here." Looking years older, yet holding up his head in a certain kind of bravado, John Rhinds returned to shore with the party.
NOT VOTING Messrs. Ames, Anderson, Bingham, Blaine, Blow, Chanler, Culver, Driggs, Dumont, Goodyear, Grider, Demas Hubbard, Johnson, Jones, Julian, Kerr, Kuykendall, Sloan, Stilwell, Warner, and Williams 21. The Speaker then made the following announcement: "The yeas are 122, and the nays 41.
After Jim starts away with your war canoe then you can leave the rest to me, except cutting and hauling several loads of birch bark to square up matters." Driggs beat a hasty retreat now. When he had gone the members of Dick & Co. exchanged glances. Then Holmes began to dance his best idea of a jig. "We'll have that bonfire at eight o'clock tonight, Greg," Dick reminded him with a smile.
Before long the grappling hook of another line was caught; "The two lines are about twelve feet apart," Driggs announced. "My idea is that we've caught onto two cross braces of the canoe. If so we'll have it up in a jiffy." Both lines were now made fast to the derrick, in such a way that there would be an even haul on both lines. Belting was now connected between the engine and a windlass.
"Maybe not," Driggs conceded. "Now, boys, is there much of that birch bark on Katson's Hill?" "There must be several shiploads," Dave Darrin replied. "Good enough. Then, see here. I'll take this job at twenty dollars, if you boys will get the birch bark. After you've brought in enough to patch the canoe then you can bring in enough more to amount to twenty dollars. Is that a go?"
"I am afraid that would not suit." "If the Driggs family is already a large one," began Ruth doubtfully, when Bella declared: "Miz Driggs had two pairs of twins, and one ever so many times. There's a raft of 'em." Helen and Jennie burst out laughing at this statement and the others were amused. But to Ruth Fielding this was a serious matter.
"Thirty dollars -maybe thirty-two," said Driggs, after another casual look at the canoe. "Let's announce the bonfire for to-night," urged Greg. "We haven't any such sum of money, Mr. Driggs," Dick went on. "Too bad, boys, for you'd probably have a lot of fun in this craft. If you want to sell it, maybe I could allow you four dollars for the craft as she stands."
Driggs slowly took his pipe from his mouth, and laid it carefully on the lowest pile of papers. It's position did not entirely suit him, and he moved it to another resting place. But the effect was not pleasing even then so he placed it in his pocket, taking a red handkerchief from his other pocket, and laying it carefully over the elusive pipe, to anchor it if that were possible. "Mr.
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