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"I don't want to fight with them," added Frank. The Thunderbolt was approaching them, not very rapidly, it was true; but a few minutes would involve them in a quarrel, which Frank and a large majority of the club were very anxious to avoid. Tim Bunker was standing up in the stern sheets of his boat, watching them with malignant interest. I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT WITH THEM ADDED FRANK THE THUNDERBOLT WAS APPROACHING THEM NOT VERY RAPIDLY IT WAS TRUE BUT A FEW MINUTES WOULD INVOLVE THEM IN A QUARREL WHICH FRANK AND A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE CLUB WERE VERY ANXIOUS TO AVOID TIM BUNKER WAS STANDING UP IN THE STERN SHEETS OF HIS BOAT WATCHING THEM WITH MALIGNANT INTEREST
ea of the old "gundelow," as Fred called it, chasing them. "They can't catch us," continued Frank. "I guess not," said Charles. "But I am sorry we provoked them, for I had a little plan in my head." "What is it, Frank?" "Way enough! Never mind it now; we are a quarter of a mile from them, and we can easily keep out of their way." "Frank, we are running too near the shore," interposed Tony. "The water is shoal here, you know." "Stern all! Give way!" exclaimed the coxswain. "I was watching the Bunkers so closely that I did not mind where we were going." But it was too late. The Zephyr had not lost her headway, and darted forward, burying her keel in the mud-bank at the bottom of the lake, off the mouth of a brook. "By gracious!" exclaimed Charles Hardy; "we are in for it now." "And the Bunkers are upon us," added Frank, very much perplexed by the difficulties which suddenly surrounded them. "What shall be done?" asked Tony. "Let them come on," replied Fred. "We can't get rid of them now. EY COME AFTER US ADDED TONY THE BOYS ALL LAUGHED INVOLUNTARILY AT THE IDEA OF THE OLD GUNDOLO AS FRANK CALLED IT CHASING THEM THEY CAN'T CATCH US CONTINUED FRANK I GUESS NOT SAID CHARLES BUT I AM SORRY WE PROVOKED THEM FOR I HAD A LITTLE PLAN IN MY HEAD WHAT IS IT FRANK WAY ENOUGH NEVER MIND IT NOW WE ARE A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THEM AND WE CAN EASILY KEEP OUT OF THEIR WAY FRANK WE ARE RUNNING TOO NEAR THE SHORE INTERPOSED TONY THE WATER SHOAL HERE YOU KNOW STAR AND ALL GIVE WAY EXCLAIMED THE COXSWAIN I WAS WATCHING THE BUNKERS SO CLOSELY THAT I DID NOT MIND WHERE WE WERE GOING BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THE ZEPHYR HAD NOT LOST HER HEADWAY AND DARTED FORWARD BURYING HER KEEL IN THE MUDBANK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE OFF THE MOUTH OF A BROOK BY GRACIOUS EXCLAIMED CHARLES HARDY WE ARE IN FOR IT NOW AND THE BUNKERS ARE UPON US ADDED FRANK VERY MUCH PERPLEXED BY THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH SUDDENLY SURROUNDED THEM WHAT SHALL BE DONE ASKED TONY LET THEM COME ON REPLIED FRED WE CAN'T GET RID OF THEM NOW
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