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All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake / A Sequel to The Boat Club""

Chapter 5 UP THE RIVER.

Word Count: 2023    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

ats separated, after giving e

going now?" a

o up the l

a race?" sugge

n it, I suppose," replie

ter

Tony. "We will pull up

ree

longside of each other, ready to s

are ready,"

at were all ready to

Frank; and the crew

outed Tim Bunker, as he

k. "Be very careful, or

ted, redoubled his exertions. He was very much excited, and the next moment the handle of his oar hit the boy in front of him in the back. Then the boy behind hit hi

t," said Frank,

t to row in the midst of such confusion, were

ed Tim, as He seized his oar, and

wing!" sa

leepies, or they will g

truggle with his oar in

pulled the bo

won't come to this crew,"

you don't obey orders bette

have the club bea

all your

u l

ge as that. If you don't conform to the constitution you h

ith all my might and main? and if the other fellers had done so too, we should have been

whether you intend to conform to the rule

ourse

nt that he wanted to conform to the rules, and tha

coxswain, or any othe

ontinue

a slip of

so used to that form of expression he could not leave it

to do your best to obey the rule

ich was equivalent to saying, "If any of you thin

was caused by you, though we don't blame you for it. You meant

he reason

ke up th

, then, so as to keep up with me; if the

oxswain is to judge how fas

. All I wanted wa

do nothing if the discipline

know abo

ulate your stroke by the motion of my body. You are to see

say," replied Tim, with a great deal m

ank. And away darted

d, and to obey orders. Frank was pleased with the result of the conference, a

he Butterfly was almost

lies to crow over us," said Tim,

tted a word to be spoken that would create a hard feeling in the minds of

m to have beaten us under the

No excuses are to be pleaded. Good order and good reg

ipline is for," sa

having my sums done with the plea that I had no pencil?" asked Charles Hardy. "He said it wa

ood working order, of course they would render no service at the fire. You remember Smith's

time of peace p

ed Tim, who did not feel much in

," replied Frank. "I hope she does n

Properly speaking, Wood Lake was only a widening of this river, though the stream

ugh, with occasional difficulties in the navigation, it was deep enough and wide enough to admit the passage of the boat for several mile

ery well," said Charles

rflies are pulling with all their might. He is crazy," added

knows what he is abo

in his place. "There has been an accident at th

. So strict was the discipline of the club, that, notwithstanding the excitement which the cox

said Frank to Ti

what's going on

" repeated Frank

thout a word resumed his plac

y get there in season to render some assistan

think when I got up," replied Tim, with earnestness,

e rocks, Frank?" a

tain

ather told us never

ances alt

sobedience under a

ng the movements of his body, till the crew pulled with their utmost

ainst this act of disobedience," replied Charles, who was sure this time th

e," added Frank, whose eye was fi

he rocks and be dashe

ar

u are

fraid; I was thin

pieces in a good c

Fred Harper. "That'

I know exactly where the rocks lie. Keep

rfly now, Frank?" a

-they are in-board. There are a man and a woman in the water, struggling for life. The man is trying to save the woma

ave them all

rds the man and woman. They have them-they are safe. Now they pull the lady in-hah-all right! I was afraid they would upset the boat. They have g

and Frank was obliged to turn his attention to the

to do anything. They have landed the man and woman, and now they are towing th

the chaise?" as

can

or the ch

ong painter ahead,

, a

hich still hung to the rock, and, by a skilful maneuver, cont

, as he passed the line

he chaise, and they succeeded in hauling it safely to

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