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Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motorboat By: Ross Kay |
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BY ROSS KAY
Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle
Line," "Fighting in France," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island,"
"The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," etc. etc. Preface Every normal boy loves a motor boat, but words fail to express his
enthusiasm when that boat is also a racer. Behind the events recorded
in this story are certain facts, so that the tale is largely true. The
author will be glad if the account of life in the open, the adventures
and fortunes, good or ill, the contests and exciting experiences
interest his readers even partly as much as they did the boys who
shared in the actual occurrences. I have tried to write a story filled
with action, but devoid of sensationalism and false representations. If
my boy friends enjoy the company of the Go Ahead boys I shall feel
repaid for my labor. Ross Kay CONTENTS I THE START
II ON THE WAY
III JOHN DISAPPEARS
IV THE LOST IS FOUND
V THE MISSING BAG
VI IN THE TAVERN
VII AN UNWELCOME PARTY
VIII THE COMING OF THE CALEDONIA
IX A FRIEND IN NEED
X IN TROUBLE
XI RESCUED
XII A BATTLE WITH ARMS AND LEGS
XIII A SURPRISE
XIV A SURPRISING PASSENGER
XV AN UPSET
XVI THE RESCUE
XVII SENDING FOR SAM
XVIII A TEST
XIX THE LOST FISH
XX SAM'S WARNING
XXI THE SUMMONS IN THE NIGHT
XXII A COLLISION
XXIII THE CALL IN THE NIGHT
XXIV THE MAN IN THE BOAT HOUSE
XXV THE OWNER OF THE BOND
XXVI CONCLUSION
THE GO AHEAD BOYS AND THE RACING MOTOR BOAT CHAPTER I THE START "Here we go!" "We're off!" "Look quick, or we'll be out of your sight." The long, low motor boat glided smoothly out from the dock to which it
had been made fast. Behind it the water boiled as if it had been
stirred by some invisible furnace. The graceful lines of the boat, its
manifest power and speed, formed a fitting complement to the bright
sunshine and clear air which rested over the waters of the Hudson River. On the dock, which the Black Growler was leaving so rapidly behind her,
were assembled various members of the families represented by the four
boys on board the motor boat. Younger brothers and sisters, two uncles,
several aunts, not to mention the various fathers and mothers united in
a final word of farewell. Handkerchiefs were waved and the sounds of
the last faint call came across the intervening waters. The Black Growler was leaving Yonkers to be gone more than a month. The
trip was one to which the Go Ahead boys had looked forward with
steadily increasing interest. In the first place the boat belonged to Fred Button, one of the
quartet. Fred now was at the wheel and the expression of pride on his
face as he occasionally glanced behind him at his companions was one
that indicated something of the feeling in his heart. And indeed there
was a substantial basis for Fred's pride. Among the many boats on the
river the Black Growler moved as if she belonged in a class of her own.
People on board the cat boats or yachts, and even the passengers on a
great passing steamer, all stood looking with manifest interest at the
dark colored little boat which was speeding over the waters almost like
a thing alive. Fred Button, the owner and present pilot of the swift motor boat was
the smallest, or at least the shortest, of the four boys. His age was
the same as that of his companions, all of whom were about seventeen.
His round body and rounder face were evidences that in time what Fred
lacked in length he might provide in breadth. Among his companions he
was a great favorite and frequently was called by one of the several
nicknames which his comrades had bestowed upon him. Peewee or Pygmy,
the latter sometimes shortened to Pyg, were names to which he answered
almost as readily as to his Christian name. His most intimate friend of the four was John Clemens, whose nickname,
"String," indicated what his physique was. He was six feet three inches
in height, although his weight was not much more than that of the more
diminutive Fred... Continue reading book >>
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