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"Stand by to toss!" said Frank, prompted by the old sailor. "Toss!" The oars all went up to a perpendicular, with no straggling ones among them; and the Zephyr had headway enough to keep her moving a quarter of a mile. STAND BY TO TOSS SAID FRANK PROMPTED BY THE OLD SAILOR TOSS THE OARS WENT UP TO A PERPENDICULAR WITH NO STRAGGLING ONES AMONG THEM AND THE ZEPHYR HAD HEADWAY ENOUGH TO KEEP HER MOVING A QUARTER OF A MILE
 attention to the fact that his father and mother were both on the beach, observing the movements of the Zephyr and her crew. It was nearly time to go ashore; but the old sailor gave them two more lessons,--one from laying on the oars to holding water when it was desirable to check the headway, and the other to back the craft in order to stop the headway at once. Ben declared that the club had done exceedingly well for the first day afloat, and now they must go to the spot where Captain and Mrs. Sedley were looking at them. Frank was directed to run for the cottage of the widow Weston. "Now we must give the captain the compliment of tossing oars to him," said Ben on the way over. "When a boat in the navy is to meet or pass one containing a superior officer, it is the fashion to salute him with a toss of the oars exactly as you have learned to do it to-day." The teacher explained it more in detail; and the boat headed down the lake, keeping as close to the shore as it was prudent to go. AST OF IT BEN CALLED HIS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT HIS MOTHER AND FATHER WERE BOTH ON THE BEACH OBSERVING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE ZEPHYR AND HER CREW IT WAS NEARLY TIME TO GO ASHORE BUT THE OLD SAILOR GAVE THEM TWO MORE LESSONS ONE FOR LAYING ON OARS TO HOLDING WATER WHEN IT WAS DESIRABLE TO CHECK THE HEADWAY AND THE OTHER TO BACK THE CRAFT IN ORDER TO STOP THE HEADWAY AT ONCE BEN DECLARED THAT THE CLUB HAD DONE EXCEEDINGLY WELL FOR THE FIRST DAY AFLOAT AND NOW THEY MUST GO TO THE SPOT WHERE CAPTAIN AND MISSUS SEDLEY WERE LOOKING AT THEM FRANK WAS DIRECTED TO RUN FOR THE COTTAGE OF THE WIDOW WESTON NOW WE MUST GIVE THE CAPTAIN THE COMPLIMENT OF TOSSING OARS TO HIM SAID BEN ON THE WAY OVER WHEN A BOAT IN THE NAVY IS TO MEET OR PASS ONE CONTAINING A SUPERIOR OFFICER IT IS THE FASHION TO SALUTE HIM WITH A TOSS OF THE OARS EXACTLY AS YOU HAVE LEARNED TO DO IT TO DAY THE TEACHER EXPLAINED IT IN MORE DETAIL AND THE BOAT HEADED DOWN THE LAKE KEEPING AS CLOSE TO THE SHORE AS IT WAS PRUDENT TO GO
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