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So the cries went on until the big rock that was the turning point was gained. Jackson touched the rock first, several seconds before either Larry or Dick came up. It certainly looked as if Lew Flapp's crony had a good chance of winning. "Told you he would win," said Flapp to Powell. "The race isn't over yet," answered Songbird briefly. "Humph!
Somebody might hear you." "What do you want?" "I want to visit the camp," answered Lew Flapp. Link Smith was much surprised by Lew Flapp's assertion that he wanted to visit the camp during the middle of the night and when practically everybody was asleep. "What do you want to come in for?" he asked, feeling fairly certain that Flapp's mission could not be as upright and honest as desired.
"No, I'd be sure to have trouble if I went to that place I had trouble there before." They looked around them, and were surprised to see the houseboat in plain view. This interested them, and they watched the Dora with curiosity. "If we had a houseboat we could travel in fine style," was Lew Flapp's comment. "Just the thing, Flapp!" cried Dan Baxter.
He'll have Rover brought back to camp just as he is, and that will disgrace him forever." "Wait till I put the empty bottle near him," said Rockley, and this was done. Then the crowd of masked cadets left the den, leaving the door wide open behind them. A minute after the last of Lew Flapp's crowd left the hermit's den Dick leaped to his feet, went to the doorway, and listened intently.
Only two events had been won a boat race of small importance and the race in which Lew Flapp had come off victor, and the latter victory was dimmed by the knowledge that Sam Rover had cut down Flapp's time over the course by eight seconds. "We may as well sell out and go home," said Pender, in deep disgust. "But we can't go home," returned Rockley.
Then he picked up a stone and taking aim, hurled it at Sam. The missile struck the youngest Rover in the shoulder, causing considerable pain. "I reckon two can play at that game," murmured Sam, and he too caught up a stone and launched it forth. It landed in the middle of Lew Flapp's back and caused the bully to utter a loud cry of anguish. "Stop, Flapp!
"You needn't put your oar in, Sam Rover!" "But he just will, and so will I," said Tom. "Give me that chain," and he tried to pull it from Lew Flapp's hand. "Let go!" screamed Lew Flapp, and began a struggle to keep the chain in his possession. He struck at Tom, hitting him in the shoulder. Then Tom got mad, doubled up his fist, and Lew Flapp received a blow in the left eye that made him see stars.
Clap! clap! clap! went Flapp's fists on the bag, which bounced back and forth with great rapidity. "Well, how do you like that?" asked Lew Flapp, as he paused in his exercise and stared at Dick. "It's all right," answered Dick briefly. "I'll bet there ain't another cadet here can do as well," went on Lew Flapp boastfully. "Oh, that's saying a good deal," said Dick.
"Do you know, Dick, I don't like that fellow at all." "Neither do I, Songbird." "It will make me sick if he is elected major of the battalion." "Nevertheless, the cadets have a right to elect whom they please." "I know that as well as you do. But I can't stand Flapp's domineering ways. And he is bound to grow worse if he is put in authority."
"That's the way that rascally teacher expects to get square on Captain Putnam by ruining the reputation of the school." "Oh, it's mostly Lew Flapp's fault," put in a pupil who had been at the Hall for some time.
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