nfully to the occasion; though to tell the honest truth he looked pretty "white around t

and don't bother!" was the

avy, drawing the only decent breath he ha

called Alla

have to swim for it t

like taking a bath,

ned to our engi

ole, or row, the rest

ish if that comes aroun

the woods afoot, when

thi

" sighed

hat happening to us just yet. I was half expecting something along these lines to happen; and n

e. "The blame old tub is just about ready to go to pieces

emonstrated Thad. "This engine h

henson," continued the tall scout, who, once he began to co

ous; but as Thad was already busily engaged in exami

e in?" piped up a small voice just t

ough like a flash they saw the chance to play something

exclaimed Allan, as though he had c

ere can he be?

ng?" Thad, w

re we'd have him call

o be six kid

us!" declared Gi

a spluttering voice f

Robinson!" Step Hen observed, in such a sad voice you would have thought he was having

vy went on to add, in a voice that seeme

ep Hen. "When a fellow as big as our poor chum goes down, he displaces j

r which a very red face surmounted by a shock of fiery hair, now well plastered down, hove in sight. "Hey! somebody g

to believe their eyes. They threw up their

t's our long lost chum,

knock him on the head; they say that's the only sure way to settle spooks," and as

pole down, and get hold of my arm here. I tell you I'm tired of being in soak so long, and I want to come aboard so's to get some dry duds on. Make 'em behave, Thad, can't you? I'm gett

the scout-master himself sprang forward to

ighty "heave-o!" they dragged him, puffing, and shedding gallons of water, on to the deck of the stalled power-boat. Here he lay for a minute or

t was drying, hanging here and there so the sun could do the business, the fat scout presented a laughable appe

fter he had become warmed up fairly well, when he could sit and watch those who were tinkering with

nd at that sea of water, and realize wha

, even if I go up a mile high in the air!" he declared,

ce upon a time, being very ambitious to learn how to swim, had purchased a pair of those "White Wings," which are simply bags made of waterproof

ll hour

he monotony, Thad managed to call the attention of Giraff

was e

is stomach sympathetically, "and no wonder, with breakfast so far back I've

at his plan had worked; "and by the time you are ready to cal

it seemed as though they ought to be able to do all the cooking they wanted when away from land. Of course should they have the opportunity, they mea

the laborers were making a success of the warm lunch business.

Hen took him to task for showing such unusual impatience. "That water was as cold a

dly scared had a heap t

ra

d I was burned in just such an accident as a boat taking fire. But how about you, Giraffe? The first time my head came up above th

though he looked conscious of the fact

did because you were scared so bad you just couldn't

affe, scorning to pay

!" answere

!" Giraffe w

ck turn, upon which there was a quick response; for the merry pop

now that he had given Giraffe a return jab, afte

out of the southwest; and as the six lads gathered around to do justice to the spread that was to serve as