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Updated: June 5, 2025
For some reason unknown to Jack and Frank, when morning came, Lord Hastings announced that the start would not be made until after nightfall, at which both lads showed keen disappointment. "I'll tell you what you can do," said Lord Hastings. "I'll give you an order for my motorboat and you can go to Gravesend during the day if you care to.
The head of the motorboat was brought about, and gaining his bearings from a compass in the cabin, Jack shaped his course. "A four or five hour run," he said to Frank, in giving him the proper directions. He glanced at his watch. "Six o'clock. Well, we shall be there before noon, anyhow." He returned to his place at the engine and the motorboat headed toward the British coast.
"Which way, Jack?" called Frank. "By Jove! You know as much about it as I do," was the reply. "I don't know where we are." "Must be off to the left," declared Frank. "We'll steer that way, anyhow." "All right," said Jack. The engine began to sputter and directly the motorboat moved. "We may as well go this way as another," Frank shouted to make himself heard.
He was cautious, too, about the motorboat and the companion who had taken Carline down the river, till Slamey burst out: "I know that feller. He's a bad man; he's a river rat. If he don't kill Gus Carline, I don't know these yeah riveh fellers. They use down thisaway every winter. I know; I know them all. I leave them alone, an' they leave me alone.
They worked with snap and vim, for upon the success of their product depended the possibility of a troop motorboat. And it was well that they had this enthusiasm, for a time limit had been set on the contest.
Once we went to a lake called Sanki Tank where I enjoyed motorboat rides and then played with Zuri and Zaeer in a small children's park. Another time, we all went to see a dance performance that I didn't understand too much about. I must tell you how I learnt to eat vegetables. I have generally disliked vegetables as far as I can remember.
There, behind the sheltering boughs of a dwarf fir tree they threw themselves upon the bed of pine needles to rest. "Look!" exclaimed Lucile suddenly. "What's that out there?" "Our motorboat," Marian gasped. "It's broken loose and is going out with the tide. They must not have seen it. Quick! Our rowboat! We may beat them yet!" With wildly beating hearts they raced up the beach.
He slowed down even more, and, striking a match, lighted the searchlight, which, until this moment, he had not deemed advisable. As the light flashed over the water, the lad made out another small motorboat dead ahead, upon which signs of life became apparent. Jack saw figures gesticulating violently; then the boat headed directly for the one occupied by the two boys.
Hilliard was present, and he joined me on the way home and insisted on talking over the affair. As I said, he has a mania for puzzles, and the mystery appealed to him. He was going on that motorboat tour across France, and he suggested that I should join him and that we should call here on our way, so as to see if we could find the solution.
Steve gave a half groan, and Max too turned a little white, for the Mazie whom Bandy-legs referred to was a very good friend of his, whom he had always escorted to barn dances and singing school, and also skated with winters. "If I had a friend who owned a good motorboat now," said Steve, between his set teeth, "I give you my word I'd like to borrow the same."
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