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Frank was fully roused, and his orders were delivered with rapidity and energy. Seizing the tiller ropes, he steered the boat as she gathered headway, so that her sharp bow struck the Thunderbolt on her broadside, staving in her gunwale, and upsetting her. FRANK WAS FULLY ROUSED AND HIS ORDERS WERE DELIVERED WITH RAPIDITY AND ENERGY SEIZING THE TILLER ROPES HE STEERED THE BOAT AS SHE GATHERED HEADWAY SO THAT HER SHARP BOW STRUCK THE THUNDERBOLT ON HER BROADSIDE STAVING IN HER GUNWALE AND UPSETTING HER
ess, and the Zephyr darted back into deep water; but an unfortunate occurrence rendered all their labor futile. As the boat slid off the mud-bank, Tony and Fred, in their attempt to spring on board, embarrassed each other's movements, so that the former lost his hold, and remained standing in the mud and water. At this instant the Thunderbolt reached the spot; and Tim steered directly for poor Tony, whose situation he discovered the moment the Zephyr was free. "Hit him!" screamed Tim. "Pound him with yer oars! Drownd him!" Frank's blood seemed to freeze in his veins, as he perceived the imminent peril of his friend. He knew the Bunkers would not spare him, and that his life was even in danger. Fortunately the Thunderbolt grounded, or Tony would inevitably have been borne under her bottom. Tim seized an oar, and with the ferocity of a madman sprang forward to execute his vengeance on the helpless boy. "Let him alone!" shouted Frank with frantic earnestness. "Up oars! Let fall! Give way! ONS WERE NOW CROWNED WITH ENTIRE SUCCESS AND THE ZEPHYR DARTED BACK INTO DEEP WATER BUT AN UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE RENDERED ALL THEIR LABOR FUTILE AS THE BOAT SLID OFF THE MUDBANK TONY AND FRED IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO SPRING ON BOARD EMBARRASSED EACH OTHER'S MOVEMENTS SO THAT THE FORMER LOST HIS HOLD AND REMAINED STANDING IN THE MUD AND WATER AT THIS INSTANT THE THUNDERBOLT REACHED THE SPOT AND TIM STEERED DIRECTLY FOR POOR TONY WHOSE SITUATION HE DISCOVERED THE MOMENT THE ZEPHYR WAS FREE HIT HIM SCREAMED TIM POUND HIM WITH YOUR OARS DROWN HIM FRANK'S BLOOD SEEMED TO FREEZE IN HIS VEINS AS HE PERCEIVED THE IMMINENT PERIL OF HIS FRIEND HE KNEW THE BUNKERS WOULD NOT SPARE HIM AND THAT HIS LIFE WAS EVEN IN DANGER FORTUNATELY THE THUNDERBOLT GROUNDED OR TONY WOULD INEVITABLY HAVE BEEN BORNE UNDER HER BOTTOM TIM SEIZED AN OAR AND WITH THE FEROCITY OF A MADMAN SPRANG FORWARD TO EXECUTE HIS VENGEANCE ON THE HELPLESS BOY LET HIM ALONE SHOUTED FRANK WITH FRANTIC EARNESTNESS UP OARS LET FALL GIVE WAY
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