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The Bunkers pulled with all their might, and the two boats were rapidly nearing each other. Tim's plan had been well conceived, and the collision seemed inevitable. Frank saw that he had rightly interpreted the intentions of the Bunkers, but he still continued his course. THE BUNKERS PULLED WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT AND THE TWO BOATS WERE RAPIDLY NEARING EACH OTHER TIM'S PLAN HAD BEEN WELL CONCEIVED AND THE COLLISION SEEMED INEVITABLE FRANK SAW THAT HE HAD RIGHTLY INTERPRETED THE INTENTIONS OF THE BUNKERS BUT HE STILL CONTINUED HIS COURSE
e will," answered the boys. "I suspect, if they mean anything, that they intend to rush upon us when we pass them. Yes, there is Tim bringing her head round so that she lies broadside to us, and every one of them has his oar ready to pull," Frank explained. "Can't you cut across the lake, and avoid them?" asked Tony. "We must pass them somewhere; and they can cut us off, whatever course we take." "Smash them if they come too near," said Fred. "No, no, Fred; that wouldn't do. When I tell you to stop and back her, do it promptly, and we can easily get away from them. Pull steady." The boys rowed leisurely, and the Zephyr in a short time reached a position which was exposed to the assault of the Thunderbolt. "Pull," cried Tim Bunker, with energy. Her course was at right angles with that of the Zephyr. Tim had apparently made a nice calculation in regard to his intended movements. He had started so as to come up with his rival when she reached the point in her course directly ahead of him. TO MIND WHAT I SAY AND WORK QUICK WHEN I SPEAK WE WILL ANSWERED THE BOYS I SUSPECT IF THEY MEAN ANYTHING THAT THEY INTEND TO RUSH UPON US WHEN WE PASS THEM YES THERE'S TIM BRINGING HER HEAD ROUND SO THAT SHE LIES BROADSIDE TO US AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS HIS OAR READY TO PULL FRANK EXPLAINED CAN'T YOU CUT ACROSS THE LAKE AND AVOID THEM ASKED TONY WE MUST PASS THEM SOMEWHERE AND THEY CAN CUT US OFF WHATEVER COURSE WE TAKE SMASH THEM IF THEY COME TOO NEAR SAID FRED NO NO FRED THAT WOULDN'T DO WHEN I TELL YOU TO STOP AND BACK HER DO IT PROMPTLY AND WE CAN EASILY GET AWAY FROM THEM PULL STEADY THE BOYS RODE LEISURELY AND THE ZEPHYR IN A SHORT TIME REACHED A POSITION WHICH WAS EXPOSED TO THE ASSAULT OF THE THUNDERBOLT PULL CRIED TIM BUNKER WITH ENERGY HER COURSE WAS AT RIGHT ANGLES WITH THAT OF THE ZEPHYR TIM HAD APPARENTLY MADE A NICE CALCULATION IN REGARD TO HIS INTENDED MOVEMENTS HE HAD STARTED SO AS TO COME UP WITH HIS RIVAL WHEN SHE REACHED THE POINT IN HER COURSE DIRECTLY AHEAD OF HIM
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