The Launch Boys' Cruise in the Deerfoot

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nd bought him a handsome motor launch, the selection of which was left to the youth himself. The craft was shipped to Portland, Maine, there set afloat in the capacious bay and sped northeastward for forty miles or so, to the bungalow which the banker had erected

Bay, Captain Abe Daboll, from the factory, was aboard and directed things. He had overseen the construction of the launch and knew all about it from stem to stern. He was there

While awaiting the completion of his launch, he read and studied many catalogues, circulars and books relating to such craft, and rode in a nu

ly; "by and by you will be answering my qu

he was totally ignorant. But as I said, he learned fast and after a week's stay at the home of Mr. Landon, during every day of which-excepting Sunday-the two went on a cruise with Alvin at the

ade a suggestion when we were plunging through the big seas, for neither was necess

but perhaps necessary introduction, let us p

Mike Murphy, the youth called at the home of the Irish lad, carrying in his hand a yachting cap

o wear when sailing, even though you may loop the string around its band into your button hole. If the season was not so far along,

over his crown. He was in front of his own home, and his father as he smoked his pipe l

hid of so ugly looking a spalpeen," remarked

as born wid such a close resimblance to yersilf that

this personal remark, but ignored

ne day for a s

s per

r Haynes go

the way through and

ling over with high spirits and the promise of a day of rare enjoyment. "The mate hasn't the right to make suggistions to the captain, but if h

tended wrath, making a dive for his son, who eluded him by darting into the highway. Al

and admiringly surveyed it. He noted the patent leather visor, the gilt buttons

r boat is called, Captain?

ilors on a man-of-war thus to show the

e sign painter git

Isn't that the correct

e uncle obsarved whin the front of his

t.' What is wr

ut': that's the way we

t method here," gra

aptain, where did yo

ian that I guess he never lived. But Chester and I became fond of him, and when Ch

" repeated Mike. "Where

se many years,-long bef

sighed as if from regret. "Are you sure

build, and dressed like him in yachting costume, c

iful day that he has come to meet us, though he might have used

ed. No one could help being pleased with the good-

ght that I must tell you about it," rema

ted Mike, "as I said whin they crowned

lost none in the narration. Mike insisted that the Captain had

," was the comment of Chester; "and I a

token of my appreciation, made Mike my first mate, with

" assented Chester. "I suppose, Mate Mu

sailing me mither's old shoe in a tub of wate

ve, "you two make light of what is a pretty serious matter.

aid Mike; "I belave the rapsc

hey meant t

em before, have no idea who they are, or how they came

either if you

t gave me a pretty fair view. It wa

the chap that I had the

ow

k eye and sm

but I can't understand what caused them to

urglaries or robberies

of post office robberies among the towns to the north, but it c

kind at the seaside and mountain resorts, where there are so many opportunities offered. The cou

ll soon hear

them agin!" sighed the wistful Mike