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Captain Sedley, the father of Frank, had promised to take him and his friend to Boston to attend the celebration; and they had long looked forward to the event with the liveliest anticipations of pleasure. "I don't know, Charley," replied Frank Sedley, as he slid the money into his purse; "I was thinking of something else." "What, Frank?" "I was thinking how poor the widow Weston is, and how much good this money I am going to throw away on fire crackers and gingerbread would do her." CAPTAIN SEDLEY THE FATHER OF FRANK HAD PROMISED TO TAKE HIM AND HIS FRIEND TO BOSTON TO ATTEND THE CELEBRATION AND THEY HAD LONG LOOKED FORWARD TO THE EVENT WITH THE LIVELIEST ANTICIPATIONS OF PLEASURE I DON'T KNOW CHARLEY REPLIED FRANK SUDDENLY AS HE SLID THE MONEY INTO HIS PURSE I WAS THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE WHAT FRANK I WAS THINKING HOW POOR THE WIDOW WESTON IS AND HOW MUCH GOOD THIS MONEY I'M GOING TO THROW AWAY ON FIRECRACKERS AND GINGERBREAD WOULD DO HER
ISAPPOINTED BOY 47 IV. THE FOURTH OF JULY 60 V. THE CLUB BOAT 77 VI. THE EMBARKATION 89 VII. GIVE WAY TOGETHER 102 VIII. THE SECOND LESSON 116 IX. THE STOLEN WALLET 138 X. TONY'S CASE 152 XI. THE BOAT-HOUSE 166 XII. THE FIRST MEETING IN ZEPHYR HALL 180 XIII. THE THUNDERBOLT 194 XIV. THE COLLISION 207 XV. CENTRE ISLAND 221 XVI. THE GEOGRAPHY OF WOOD LAKE 236 XVII. OVERBOARD 251 XVIII. TIM BUNKER 268 XIX. THE TRIAL OF TONY 280 XX. THE STRANGER 294 XXI. THE CONCLUSION 308 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT 71 I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THERE 150 TIM SEIZED AN OAR 217 YOU MUST COME WITH ME 279 THE BOAT CLUB OR THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON CHAPTER I THE FOURTH OF JULY COMING "How much money have you got, Frank?" asked Charles Hardy of his friend Frank Sedley. "Four dollars and seventy-five cents." "That is more than twice as much as I have. Won't you have a glorious time?" It was the evening of the third of July, and the two boys were counting the money they had saved for Independence.  CHAPTER ONE OF THE BOAT CLUB OR THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JOHN TAYLOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THE FOURTH OF JULY COMING HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU GOT FRANK ASKED CHARLES HARDY OF HIS FRIEND FRANK SEDLEY FOUR DOLLARS AND SEVENTY FIVE CENTS THAT IS MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH AS I HAVE WON'T YOU HAVE A GLORIOUS TIME IT WAS THE EVENING OF THE THIRD OF JULY AND THE TWO BOYS WERE COUNTING THE MONEY THEY HAD SAVED FOR INDEPENDENCE
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