The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless; Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise

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ything too seriously

r three moments, staring from Hals

I don't like it," grimaced Hank

s hands at his head. He looked like one

thing angry, but Captain Tom chec

d Halstead, when a thud told that the owner of the

ant to. Anyone may look there

oe Dawson came and stood looking quietly over 106 his chum's shoulder, ready to help if n

alstead, at last. "At least, the only

the only ones I told. And, the only time I left the hous

strain," muttered Hank, half-a

t fiercely. "There's trouble enough on the premises as it is. Hold you

dragged a chair into a far cor

on which Mr. Seaton was resting his

," began the young motor boat skipper, more calmly.

er, excitedly. "All of you 107 young men knew about the hidi

ern look from Joe Dawson prevented Butts from

alstead, once more. "Whatever has happened, something m

Hank's growling voice, but Joe Dawson s

you've collected some sense," warned Joe. "Let

, looking up in a good deal of a daze.

ipper, "it must have been either Dalton or someone working for him. I

inquired Mr. Seaton, regardi

to drop all other steps and concentrate every bit of you

n I do to hi

couldn't prove the charge. A charge that you can fight on is that of having helped to steal the 'Restless' the other night. If you can only get the fellow locked

money that's behind him. Ten thousand dollars, or a hundred thousand, it would all

ng to do?" demanded Ca

a bell broke in upon them. It was the call bell t

then quitted the room 109 hastily. Butts suddenly began

nely Island. It was much more likely to be the regular business of ships passing on the s

as Lonely Island's

he aerials. Having answered, he slipped on the head-band, fitting t

om Mr. Seaton's lawyer, u

arking on seventy-foot cruising motor boat ten miles above this cit

trembling fingers signaled back. Then,

me," Powell

yet clearly. The young skipper was excited,

o action, Mr. Seaton

ungalow. Ever since the discovery of the loss of th

up the motor room. Start the motors going, though be gentle. Don't break anything, or put the motors out of business. Joe, go back to the wireless, and see whether you can get a more

s though glad of directions that

ing for a better description of the seventy-foote

utes later, was that the boat was painted a drab tint and had a "smoke-stack" ventilat

clicked Tom, as he heard the news. "Well, it

Seaton looked rather uncerta

rked the owner of the bungalow. "But I don't know. Perhaps y

e papers you had hidden in the closet. I am not blaming you altogether, Mr. Seaton, though you are doing us a great injustice. But you must believe in us just at the present time, for going with u

ost dragging him along. Yet Powell Seaton, who was in a

sitated for a moment, then, after gla

wouldn't have a right to do it, anyway. But, as we may be attacked, if we run afoul of Dalton and his

of the guards, explaining that they were needed for a cruise

in the motor room," suggested Captain T

forty-five seconds after boarding, the "Restless" was u

Joe," proposed the young skipper. "See how

pping into one of the deck arm-chairs. For a

g 113 to overtake and board?" queried Joe

o the wireless apparatus and send out the longest spark you can get. Direct your call to any vessel bound for Rio Janerio, or Brazil

intending to go by the passageway under the bridge d

ing there, Jasper?" que

iness," replied the man,

Halstead, quietly. "I don't like passenger

on't," rejoined Jaspe

hint?" asked Tom

to stand?" asked t

14 replied Tom. One hand on the wheel, he s

gruffly from Jasper, a

"yet it was this same man who was so close to us the other night when Mr. Se

to turn with a start. He saw Jasper in the very act of fitting a wi

ad jammed his wheel and locked i

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ck on the defensive, holding the wire-nipp

e didn't permit others to see it. He neither stopped nor 115 swerved. Ducking

asper, fighting for a hold around the boy's waist and behind his ba

re, might

ton, the other guard, who had been lounging in the engine room, was right behind Butts. Both of them raced to reach the

ully-built fellow, but the three were too many for him. They tripped Ja

hers! What does t

sternly. He had been disturbed by

e'll make sure of the fellow before we begin

e a shot, wholly liking

Mr. Seaton. "I ins

g-that's what it is," growl

ter-man, "get up off of J

ad. "It won't be safe. This fellow is a sna

or a moment. Now, he concluded

ailed Jasper, rolling him over on his face.

om the treacherous guard. The locked wheel was now steering the "Restless" ove

meful business means," cried Mr. S