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His wife whispered to him just then. "Yes, Bertha," he continued. "I'll tell you what I'm going to do, Lawry. I have four men at work for me. I can spare them one day, and they shall pump out the Woodville for you." "You needn't object," interposed Mrs. Sherwood. "Indeed you must not, Lawry," added Miss Fanny. "I am afraid you will both be sick if you work so hard."
You can get plenty of them at Port Henry." "Have you any money in your pocket?" "They wouldn't cost more than a hundred dollars." "I haven't got even fifty dollars," said Lawry. "They would trust you on the security of your steamer." "I don't want to be trusted for any such purpose. What would you do with your canal-boats when you had got them?" asked Lawry.
Lawry then took him aside, and told him what his brother had done, in order to make himself captain of the steamer. "Is that it, Lawry? I'm more sorry for your brother's sake than I am for yours. I pity him, because he has been capable of doing so mean a thing. Don't distress yourself, my boy. We will make this all right in the course of ten minutes."
"Now, Lawry, we shall soon find out what we can do," said Ethan, as they made fast the ferry-boat to the raft. "I know what we can do," replied the young pilot confidently. "If the casks will float her, she shall come to the top of the water before to-morrow night. Now, Ethan, the first thing is to get a rope under her." "That's easy enough."
"I will not. I must see Mr. Sherwood at once." "What's the matter?" asked Ethan. Lawry was explaining what had happened, when Ben came down with Taylor. "I shall not go in her till I have seen Mr. Sherwood," added Lawry, as he finished his brief statement. "Then I shall not," said Ethan. "I can steer her myself," said Ben to Taylor. "Certainly you can." "Mr.
Ben was at the landing when she arrived, and without any invitation, stepped on board the ferry-boat, and thence to the steamer. "Don't you want some help, Lawry?" asked Ben. "Yes; we should be glad of all the help we can get," replied Lawry pleasantly. "Well, I'll help you." "We have a good deal of hard work to do to-day," added the pilot.
He could not enjoy his pleasant position at the wheel, and he put the steamer about, heading her toward Port Rock. "Lawry," said Ben, returning to the wheel-house, "I want you to tell me what you are going to do. I'm older than you, and I have seen more steamboating than you have. I think it's my right to be captain of this boat." "I don't think so." "I don't want to jaw any more about it."
The boys then tried the pumps; but after less than a hundred strokes they refused to yield any more water. They then carefully examined every part of the interior below the decks. "She's all right," said Lawry. "What shall we do now?" "Get up steam," replied Ethan. "I have a couple of hours' work to do on the engine; but we will start the furnaces at once." "Can't I make the fire?" asked Lawry.
An army officer, of high rank, who had been a member of one of the excursion parties in August, had been delighted with the performance of the little craft, and had spoken to Captain Lawry on this subject; but the matter had been quite forgotten when the offer came. Mr. Sherwood and Mrs. Wilford were consulted, and an affirmative answer returned.
If you don't go pretty soon, you will be too late to do any good on board the steamer," said Mr. Wilford, hoping, if he left the spot, his son would depart also. Lawry hauled in the rowboat, ready to embark; but, before he did so, he made one more search in the bateau for the pocketbook.
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