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Frank's plan worked well. He had withheld the order to stop and back her till the last moment, so that Tim should have no time to change the course of the Thunderbolt, and thus derange his plan. As it was, it was a very narrow escape, and nothing but the promptness with which the order was executed averted the impending catastrophe. The Thunderbolt passed across the course of the Zephyr, not three feet from her bow. FRANK'S PLAN WORKED WELL HE HAD WITHHELD THE ORDER TO STOP AND BACK HER TILL THE LAST MOMENT SO THAT TIM SHOULD HAVE NO TIME TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE THUNDERBOLT AND THUS DERANGE HIS PLAN AS IT WAS IT WAS A VERY NARROW ESCAPE AND NOTHING BUT THE PROMPTNESS WITH WHICH THE ORDER WAS EXECUTED AVERTED THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE THE THUNDERBOLT PASSED ACROSS THE COURSE OF THE ZEPHYR NOT THREE FEET FROM HER BOW
lation in regard to his intended movements. He had started so as to come up with his rival when she reached the point in her course directly ahead of him. The Bunkers pulled with all their might, and the two boats were rapidly nearing each other. Tim's plan had been well conceived, and the collision seemed inevitable. Frank saw that he had rightly interpreted the intentions of the Bunkers, but he still continued his course. Suddenly, as the Thunderbolt was on the point of pouncing upon her prey, Frank, with startling energy, gave the command,-- "Way enough! Hold water! Stern all!" Every boy, expecting the orders, was ready to execute them. The oars bent under the violent exertion they made to check the farther progress of the boat. When the collision seemed unavoidable, Tim abandoned the helm, and leaped forward into the bow of the boat. He had a large stick in his hand; and it was evidently his intention to use it upon poor Tony, for his glance was fixed upon him with savage ferocity. D APPARENTLY MADE A NICE CALCULATION IN REGARD TO HIS INTENDED MOVEMENTS HE HAD STARTED SO AS TO COME UP WITH HIS RIVAL WHEN SHE REACHED THE POINT IN HER COURSE DIRECTLY AHEAD OF HIM THE BUNKERS PULLED WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT AND THE TWO BOATS WERE RAPIDLY NEARING EACH OTHER TIM'S PLAN HAD BEEN WELL CONCEIVED AND THE COLLISION SEEMED INEVITABLE FRANK SAW THAT HE HAD RIGHTLY INTERPRETED THE INTENTIONS OF THE BUNKERS BUT HE STILL CONTINUED HIS COURSE SUDDENLY AS THE THUNDERBOLT WAS ON THE POINT OF POUNCING UPON HER PREY FRANK WITH STARTLING ENERGY GAVE THE COMMAND WAY ENOUGH HOLD WATER STERN ALL EVERY BOY EXPECTING THE ORDERS WAS READY TO EXECUTE THEM THE OARS BENT UNDER THE VIOLENT EXERTION THEY MADE TO CHECK THE FARTHER PROGRESS OF THE BOAT WHEN THE COLLISION SEEMED UNAVOIDABLE TIM ABANDONED THE HELM AND LEAPED FORWARD INTO THE BOW OF THE BOAT HE HAD A LARGE STICK IN HIS HAND AND IT WAS EVIDENTLY HIS INTENTION TO USE IT UPON POOR TONY FOR HIS GLANCE WAS FIXED UPON HIM WITH SAVAGE FEROCITY
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