Part 28 (1/2)
”Out! Get out! Quick!” shouted Fred ”Let's lift the boat up higher before the next wave comes Lively's the word!”
The boys leaped out and rapidly dragged the boat up past the high water er than the one that had carried the over the place where they had landed
They were a little white and shaken at the danger they had passed through, but at the same time ildly exhilarated by the excitement of it
”Whew!” exclai faster than the Twentieth Century Lioing through I was scared to death, but now I think I'd like to go out and try it again”
”Not while I'ood sport so that there is to-day It's possible to have too , you know”
”Oh, I suppose so,” said the incorrigible Teddy ”But you fellows didn't have anything to worry about, anyway I was in the stern, and if a wave had coet wet first”
”Yes, by about one-tenth of a second,” laughed Bill ”However, all's well that ends well I think we all owe a vote of thanks to Teddy for taking us through the way he did nobody could have sat there and watched others work better than Teddy did I think he deserves all sorts of credit”
”Well, you see, I was neutral,” explained Teddy ”If I didn't help you, you'll have to admit that I didn't help the wave, either”
”Ted wins,” declared Lester ”Anybody ants to prove anything against hiet up early”
”If he's ever accused of a cri,” affire and jury a bad attack of brain fever,” sniffed Fred ”But what do you say; shall we bail the boat out? We shi+pped quite a good deal of water”
”Not so h,” replied Lester ”Let's turn the boat over and save the trouble of bailing”
They turned it over on one side and soon had all the water drained out
Then they left it to dry out in the sun until they should be ready to return
”Get a wiggle on now,” enjoined Lester ”We've got a lot to do and we'd better get going at once”
The boys started off at a brisk pace and soon found thee where the stores were located Theythem wrapped up for him and his friends to call for and carry back later on They met several of Lester's friends and the time passed so quickly that they were surprised when they found that it was past noon
”Ti up lunch ti”
”It is rather a bad sign,” ad to die just yet Only the good die young, and that lets you out But what do you say to stopping in soht to ry as Ted usually is And I can't put it er than that”
”Well,” replied Lester, ”I was thinking that ithere and eat it on the way back We can get soular picnic after we get out of town”
”Great!” pronounced Bill
”And the sooner the better,” added Ross
The lads stopped at the nearest store that proazed in the , trying to make up their minds what to buy, Teddy exclaimed:
”What a nuisance it is to choose! You always have to leave behind more than you take away If I had plenty of money, I'd buy out the whole store Wait till we unearth that fortune of Ross' and then----”
”Sh-h, keep quiet,” warned Fred in a low tone ”You don't want to tell the whole town all you know, do you?”