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"There he is ahead!" exclaimed Frank, with frantic earnestness; "pull with all your might!" "Help! Save me!" cried Tim, as he rose to the surface. The boats were both several rods distant from him. THERE HE IS AHEAD EXCLAIMED FRANK WITH FRANTIC EARNESTNESS PULL WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT HELP SAVE ME CRIED TIM AS HE ROSE TO THE SURFACE THE BOYS WERE BOTH SEVERAL RODS DISTANT FROM HIM
at passed over the spot. The Zephyr, impelled backward by the vigorous strokes of her crew, was several rods from the place before the club fully realized the nature of the unfortunate occurrence. The Thunderbolt was much nearer the place where Tim had disappeared than the Zephyr; but her crew seemed to be utterly paralyzed by the event, and unable to render the slightest assistance. One of the Bunkers took the helm, and endeavored to rally his companions; but in their confusion they were incapable of handling their oars; some pulled one way, and some another, and instead of urging the boat ahead, they only turned it round in a circle. "Way enough!" shouted Frank, as soon as he discovered the accident. "Give way! Tim Bunker has fallen overboard!" The crew, though affected to some extent as the Bunkers were, used their oars with skill and energy. The presence of mind which Frank displayed inspired them with courage, and the Zephyr darted forward towards the spot where Tim had gone down.  THE DEEP WATER AND HIS BOAT PASSED OVER THE SPOT THE ZEPHYR IMPELLED BACKWARD BY THE VIGOROUS STROKES OF HER CREW WITH SEVERAL RODS FROM THE PLACE BEFORE THE CLUB FULLY REALIZED THE NATURE OF THE UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE THE THUNDERBOLT WAS MUCH NEARER THE PLACE WHERE TIM HAD DISAPPEARED THAN THE ZEPHYR BUT HER CREW SEEMED TO BE UTTERLY PARALYZED BY THE EVENT AND UNABLE TO RENDER THE SLIGHTEST ASSISTANCE ONE OF THE BUNKERS TOOK THE HELM AND ENDEAVOURED TO RALLY HIS COMPANIONS BUT IN THEIR CONFUSION THEY WERE INCAPABLE OF HANDLING THEIR OARS SOME PULLED ONE WAY AND SOME ANOTHER AND INSTEAD OF URGING THE BOAT AHEAD THEY ONLY TURNED IT ROUND IN A CIRCLE WAY ENOUGH SHOUTED FRANK AS SOON AS HE DISCOVERED THE ACCIDENT GIVE WAY TIM BUNKER HAS FALLEN OVERBOARD THE CREW THOUGH AFFECTED TO SOME EXTENT AS THE BUNKERS WERE USED THEIR OARS WITH SKILL AND ENERGY THE PRESENCE OF MIND WHICH FRANK DISPLAYED INSPIRED THEM WITH COURAGE AND THE ZEPHYR DARTED FORWARD TOWARDS THE SPOT WHERE TIM HAD GONE DOWN
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