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The Zephyr backed in, and Mrs. Sedley and Mary Weston were assisted to their seats by the gallant young coxswain. "Give way!" said Frank; and the club boat shot out from the land. THE ZEPHYR BACKED IN AND MISSUS SEDLEY AND MARY WESTON WERE ASSISTED TO THEIR SEATS BY THE GALLANT YOUNG COXSEN GIVE WAY SAID FRANK AND THE CLUB BOATS SHOT OUT FROM THE LAND
?" "I'm afraid it is not large enough; there are thirteen musicians." "That would be first-rate--music on the water!" exclaimed Charles Hardy. "What do you think, Uncle Ben?" asked Mrs. Sedley. "I don't think it would be safe, marm." "I am afraid not." "Oh, yes, it would!" cried Charles, disappointed at the thought of resigning the plan. "There is not room enough in the Zephyr for them. But there's a little breeze springing up, and I'll take them in the sailboat." "That will do just as well," replied Mrs. Sedley. "But you can't keep up with us, Uncle Ben," said Charles. "Then you must go slower." "Zephyrs, ahoy!" cried Frank. The club hastened to the boat, and seated themselves. The musicians found ample room in the large sailboat. "Stop a minute, mother, till we go about and bring the stern in shore," said Frank, as he gave the word to elevate the oars. Uncle Ben and his party had already got under way, and the band commenced playing "Wood Up," as the sailboat slowly gathered headway. IS ENGAGED FOR ALL THE AFTERNOON CAN'T WE TAKE THEM IN THE BOAT I'M AFRAID IT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH THERE ARE THIRTEEN MUSICIANS THAT WOULD BE FIRST RATE MUSIC ON THE WATER EXCLAIMED CHARLES HARDY WHAT DO YOU THINK UNCLE BEN ASKED MISSUS SEDLEY I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE SAFE MARM I'M ARAID NOT OH YES IT WOULD CRIED CHARLES DISAPPOINTED AT THE THOUGHT OF RESIGNING THE PLAN THERE IS NOT ROOM ENOUGH IN THE ZEPHYR FOR THEM BUT THERE'S A LITTLE BREEZE SPRINGING UP AND I'LL TAKE THEM IN THE SAIL BOAT THAT WILL DO JUST AS WELL REPLIED MISSUS SEDLEY BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP UP WITH US UNCLE BEN SAID CHARLES THEN YOU MUST GO SLOWER ZEPHYR'S AHOY CRIED FRANK THE CLUB HASTENED TO THE BOAT AND SEATED THEMSELVES THE MUSICIANS FOUND AMPLE ROOM IN THE LARGE SAILBOAT STOP A MINUTE MOTHER TILL WE GO ABOUT AND BRING THE STERN IN SHORE SAID FRANK AS HE GAVE THE WORD TO ELEVATE THE OARS UNCLE BEN AND HIS PARTY HAD ALREADY GOT UNDER WAY AND THE BAND COMMENCED PLAYING WOOD UP AS THE SAILBOAT SLOWLY GATHERED HEADWAY
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