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The bath they had had quite cooled their belligerent heat; though, if it had not, Frank had taken the precaution to back the Zephyr out of their reach. "You'll catch it for this!" exclaimed Tim Bunker, as his crew were bailing out the Thunderbolt with their hats. "I am sorry for what has happened, Tim," replied Frank, "but I could not help it." THE BATH THEY HAD HAD QUITE COOLED THEIR BELLIGERENT HEAT THOUGH IF IT HAD NOT FRANK HAD TAKEN THE PRECAUTION TO BACK THE ZEPHYR OUT OF THEIR REACH YOU'LL CATCH IT FOR THIS EXCLAIMED TIM BUNKER AS HIS CREW WERE BALING OUT THE THUNDERBOLT WITH THEIR HATS I'M SORRY FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TIM REPLIED FRANK BUT I COULD NOT HELP IT
rang forward to execute his vengeance on the helpless boy. "Let him alone!" shouted Frank with frantic earnestness. "Up oars! Let fall! Give way!" 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. The Bunkers thought this was rather sharp practice, as they floundered about in the water. They had not given Frank Sedley credit for half so much determination. They had never seen anything in him that indicated "grit" before. He was a peaceable boy, always avoiding a quarrel; but when the very life of his friend was in peril, he was found to be as bold and courageous as the best of them. The bow of the Zephyr was swung round so that Tony could get in. Washing off the mud from his legs, he adjusted his trousers. In the meantime the Bunkers had righted their boat, and resumed their places. 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 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 THE BUNKERS THOUGHT THIS WAS RATHER SHARP PRACTICE AS THEY FLOUNDERED ABOUT IN THE WATER THEY HAD NOT GIVEN FRANK SEDLEY CREDIT FOR HALF SO MUCH DETERMINATION THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING IN HIM THAT INDICATED GRIP BEFORE HE WAS A PEACEABLE BOY ALWAYS AVOIDING A QUARREL BUT WHEN THE VERY LIFE OF HIS FRIEND WAS IN PERIL HE WAS FOUND TO BE AS BOLD AND COURAGEOUS AS THE BEST OF THEM THE BOW OF THE ZEPHYR WAS SWUNG ROUND SO THAT TONY COULD GET IN WASHING OFF THE MUD FROM HIS LEGS HE ADJUSTED HIS TROUSERS IN THE MEANTIME THE BUNKERS HAD RIGHTED THEIR BOAT AND RESUMED THEIR PLACES
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