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He disappeared beneath the dark surface of the deep water, and his boat passed over the spot. HE DISAPPEARED BENEATH THE DARK SURFACE OF THE DEEP WATER AND HIS BOAT PASSED OVER THE SPOT
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. 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. Tim saw that he was foiled; and enraged at his disappointment, he aimed a blow at Tony with the long stick, as his boat shot past. Tony was beyond his reach; he leaned over the gunwale of the boat in a vain attempt to accomplish his malignant purpose. But in doing so, he lost his foothold, and was precipitated head foremost into the lake! HE 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 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 TIM SAW THAT HE WAS FOILED AND ENRAGED AT HIS DISAPPOINTMENT AIMED A BLOW AT TONY WITH THE LONG STICK AS HIS BOAT SHOT PAST TONY WAS BEYOND HIS REACH HE LEANED OVER THE GUNWALE OF THE BOAT IN A VAIN ATTEMPT TO ACCOMPLISH HIS MALIGNANT PURPOSE BUT IN DOING SO HE LOST HIS FOOTHOLD AND WAS PRECIPITATED HEAD FOREMOST INTO THE LAKE
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