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"Can't we cheer them once?" asked Charles. "Yes, if you can keep good natur'd about it." "We can." The club boat shot by the raft, on which the wondering Bunkers stood like so many statues. CAN'T WE CHEER THEM ONCE ASKED CHARLES YES IF YOU CAN KEEP GOOD NATURED ABOUT IT WE CAN THE CLUB BOAT SHOT BY THE RAFT ON WHICH THE WONDERING BUNKERS STOOD LIKE SO MANY STATUES
, you will pass him before you get half way to the beach. Steady, Frank; don't hurry them." The boys pulled steadily; and, as the old sailor had predicted, they passed Captain Sedley's boat long before they came to the beach. As the Zephyr shot past him, a long, loud cheer burst from her crew. "Isn't this fun!" exclaimed Charles Hardy. "Glorious!" replied Phil Barker, who was at the next oar before him. "What do you think the Bunkers would say if they should see us about this time?" "Wouldn't they stare!" "Way enough!" said Frank; and the boys ceased rowing, while the boat continued to shoot through the water with scarcely diminished velocity. "There are the Bunkers on their raft," said Tony Weston, pointing down the lake. All eyes were turned in the direction indicated by the speaker. "You can pull down by them, if you like," added Uncle Ben. "Give way!" said Frank. The Zephyr darted down the lake, and in a few moments was within hail of the raft. "Not a word to them," said Uncle Ben. DLY SAID HE IF YOU PULL REGULAR AND SAVE YOUR STRENGTH YOU WILL PASS HIM BEFORE YOU GET HALF WAY TO THE BEACH STEADY FRANK DON'T HURRY THEM THE BOYS PULLED STEADILY AND AS THE OLD SAILOR HAD PREDICTED THEY PASSED CAPTAIN SEDLEY'S BOAT LONG BEFORE THEY CAME TO THE BEACH AS THE ZEPHYR SHOT PAST HIM A LONG LOUD CHEER BURST FROM HER CREW ISN'T THIS FUN EXCLAIMED CHARLES HARDY GLORIOUS REPLIED PHIL BARKER WHO WAS AT THE NEXT DOOR BEFORE HIM WHAT DO YOU THINK THE BUNKERS WOULD SAY IF THEY SHOULD SEE US ABOUT THIS TIME WOULDN'T THEY STARE WAY ENOUGH SAID FRANK AND THE BOYS CEASED ROWING WHILE THE BOAT CONTINUED TO SHOOT THROUGH THE WATER WITH SCARCELY DIMINISHED VELOCITY THERE ARE THE BUNKERS ON THEIR RAFT SAID TONY WESTON POINTING DOWN THE LAKE ALL EYES WERE TURNED IN THE DIRECTION INDICATED BY THE SPEAKER YOU CAN PULL DOWN BY THEM IF YOU LIKE ADDED UNCLE BEN GIVE WAY SAID FRANK THE ZEPHYR DARTED DOWN THE LAKE AND IN A FEW MOMENTS WAS WITHIN HAIL OF THE RAFT NOT A WORD TO THEM SAID UNCLE BEN
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