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"You have a new boat, I see." "I'll bet we have," replied Tim, bringing the Thunderbolt round the stern of the Zephyr. "Isn't that Joe Braman's boat?" asked Charles. "No, sir ee! It's my boat," answered Tim. "Did you buy it off him?" "Didn't do nothin' else." YOU HAVE A NEW BOAT I SEE I'LL BET WE HAVE REPLIED TIM BRINGING THE THUNDERBOLT ROUND THE STERN OF THE ZEPHYR ISN'T THAT JOE BRAYMAN'S BOAT ASKED CHARLES NO SIR REE IT'S MY BOAT ANSWERED TIM DID YOU BIDE OFF HIM DIDN'T DO NOTHING ELSE
ave been difficult to determine. Tim Bunker was an especial favorite with Braman, and people said it was because there was a natural sympathy between them. Joe's boat was a long, flat-bottomed affair, not very graceful in its form or construction. With the exception of Captain Sedley's sailboat and the club boat, it was, perhaps, the only boat on the lake; and small parties occasionally engaged Joe to take them out fishing in it. The history of its present appearance was sufficiently plain to the Zephyrs. It had been lengthened out, a sharp, false bow attached to it, painted, and such other improvements made as would fit it for the purposes of a club boat. "Isn't she one of the boats?" laughed Charles. "Silence, forward!" said Frank, shaking his head as a gesture of warning to the boys not to provoke any ill nature. "Who yer lookin' at?" cried Tim Bunker, as the Thunderbolt came near the Zephyr. "Good-morning, Tim," said Frank pleasantly. "Why don't yer pull, yer lubbers?" shouted Tim. HOW HE OBTAINED HIS LIVING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE TIM BUNKER WAS AN ESPECIAL FAVORITE WITH BRAYMAN AND PEOPLE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A NATURAL SYMPATHY BETWEEN THEM JOE'S BOAT WAS A LONG FLAT BOTTOMED AFFAIR NOT VERY GRACEFUL IN ITS FORM OR CONSTRUCTION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY'S SAIL BOAT IN THE CLUB BOAT IT WAS PERHAPS THE ONLY BOAT IN THE LAKE AND SMALL PARTIES OCCASIONALLY ENGAGED JOE TO TAKE THEM OUT FISHING IN IT THE HISTORY OF ITS PRESENT APPEARANCE WAS SUFFICIENTLY PLAIN TO THE ZEPHYRS IT HAD BEEN LENGTHENED OUT A SHARP FALSE BOW ATTACHED TO IT PAINTED AND SUCH OTHER IMPROVEMENTS MADE AS WOULD FIT IT FOR THE PURPOSES OF A CLUB BOAT ISN'T SHE ONE OF THE BOATS LAUGHED CHARLES SILENCE FORWARD SAID FRANK SHAKING HIS HEAD AS A GESTURE OF WARNING TO THE BOYS NOT TO PROVOKE ANY ILL NATURE WHO YOU'RE LOOKING AT CRIED TIM BUNKER AS THE THUNDERBOLT CAME NEAR THE ZEPHYR GOOD MORNING TIM SAID FRANK PLEASANTLY WHY DON'T YOU PULL YOUR LUBBERS SHOUTED TIM
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