The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat

e drunken spree through which they had passed the preceding night. As yet, however, they had not offered any violence and although Fre

d action of the young captain. They speedily recovered, however, from their sur

to Niag'ra. When I left my house on Fifth Avenoo I didn't think she'd ever measure up to wh

the voyage. Indeed the Go Ahead boys already were aware of the fact that every one of their self-invited guests had brought a sma

ther of the men. "Isn't it a

"I'm hungry, too. Seems to me I wo

don't know what the

responded the man, unabashed

ornfully. "Why grape fruit's the

ss I know enough about the country to

but this isn't grapes, this is grape FRU

ow right on

o you think, it grows unde

" spoke up another of the party. "It's

tatoes and tomatoes. I knew one grew in

fruits, Jim?" demand

e out on my country estate I have climbed the ladder and picked 'em from the vines

you got this yacht, J

main thing," interrupted another one. "What I want to know, is

hen turning to the boys he inquired, "

be seen in the distance. The entire party including the boys at once looked in the direction indi

ddad's tombstone," s

imed one of his companions. "It's a pity th

g the whole thing. We had to let

ed was driving at high speed and as the boat sped forward he was keenly watching for t

ed, but there was no one on board

one another, but in the main they ignored the

ddenly spoke up one of the passengers.

you never go to no picnic afore? I want you to be good, for we have got comp'ny on

ed by unseen fires. Even Fred had lost a part of his alarm as he began to suspect that his uninvited passengers did not know

d until they could obtain more. Suppose the motor-boat should stop? What would the men do? They might accuse him of deliberately stopping and in that event he was aware that there might be serious trouble. Indeed, he was still puzzled to u

of the city he was confident he would be able to rid himself speedily of the me

any, however, but his fears increased as he became more positive that h

een. His friends had taken seats on the deck forward. In low tones they conversed among themselves, but

the boat had materially decreased, Fre

, quickly rising as he spoke an

soline

y glared at Fred a moment, "I don't want you to try any of your games on us

I could do it

ight goods when you say

a

you goin

e. I am thinking of letting some of my passengers go ahead and get

about thr

ery much of a walk,

ge now had returned and he stood in l

' to do?" again de

rted Fred sharply, "unless some of yo

ns. "We'll go and get his gasoline. Tell him to g

m quickly. "We can't get ga

bills," spoke up John, who up to this poi

h money

st enough to buy fiftee

it to us and we'll ge

," said John. "We'll go with you. Perhaps we

Jim. "The only thing to do is to let us have t

ly. "I told you that before. The thing for you to do is

nfident was the Caledonia, which they had passed when first they had set forth on their voyage. He was confident also that the coming of the yacht, togeth

aimed suddenly. "They will give us a

n board the Black Growler were tu

gers after a hasty glance and a few words spoken in low tones to one another, instantly seizing thei