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She was pulled by eight oars, and the redoubtable leader of the gang sat in the stern sheets as coxswain. Forward floated a blue cotton rag, with the letter "T" daubed upon it in white paint, and surrounded by half a dozen ill shaped stars. SHE WAS PULLED BY EIGHT OARS AND THE REDOUBTABLE LEADER OF THE GANG SAT IN THE STERN SHEETS AS COXSEN FORWARD FLOATED A BLUE COTTON RAG WITH A LETTER TEA DAUBED UPON IT IN WHITE PAINT AND SURROUNDED BY HALF A DOZEN ILL SHAPED STARS
bearing. When there was a difference of opinion, he was always ready to yield his own inclination to the wishes of the majority. The boat passed round the lower end of the lake, and was approaching its upper extremity. "What's that?" exclaimed Frank, rising from his seat, as he discovered a boat lying near the shore full of boys. "Way enough!" said he. "It is the Bunkers!" exclaimed Tony. "I see Tim in the stern." "It is Joe Braman's boat," added Fred Harper. "Here they come." "Twig the flags!" cried Charles Hardy. "In imitation of the Zephyr," said Frank, laughing heartily. The boat approached near enough for them to examine her. It was, as Fred had declared, Joe Braman's boat; but she had been very much altered. Apparently she had been sawed in two and lengthened out. She had been painted bright yellow, with a red streak round her; and on the bows, after the manner of the Zephyr, was inscribed, in black letters, the name "Thunderbolt," which was in accordance with Tim Bunker's taste.  TO ALL HIS ORDERS BUT HE WAS NOT TYRANNICAL NOR OVERBEARING WHEN THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION HE WAS ALWAYS READY TO YIELD HIS OWN INCLINATION TO THE WISHES OF THE MAJORITY THE BOAT PASSED ROUND THE LOWER END OF THE LAKE AND WAS APPROACHING ITS UPPER EXTREMITY WHAT'S THAT EXCLAIMED FRANK RISING FROM HIS SEAT AS HE DISCOVERED A BOAT LYING NEAR THE SHORE FULL OF BOYS WAY ENOUGH SAID HE IT IS THE BUNKER'S EXCLAIMED TONY I SEE TIM IN THE STERN IT IS JOE BRAYMAN'S BOAT ADDED FRED HARPER HERE THEY COME TWIG THE FLAGS CRIED CHARLES HARDY IN IMITATION OF THE ZEPHYR SAID FRANK LAUGHING HEARTILY THE BOAT APPROACHED NEAR ENOUGH FOR THEM TO EXAMINE HER IT WAS AS FRED HAD DECLARED JOE BRAYMAN'S BOAT BUT SHE HAD VERY MUCH BEEN ALTERED APPARENTLY SHE'D BEEN SAWED IN TWO AND LENGTHENED OUT SHE HAD BEEN PAINTED BRIGHT YELLOW WITH A RED STREAK ROUND HER AND ON THE BOWS AFTER THE MANNER OF THE ZEPHYR WAS INSCRIBED IN BLACK LETTERS THE NAME THUNDERBOLT WHICH WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIM BUNKER'S TASTE
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