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

n given in the Rippleton Mercury, and the editor was profuse in his commendations of the skill and courage of the Butterfly Boat Club;

how earnest he was in the expression of his admiration and gratitude. He was a wealthy merchant, and resided in a neighboring town. Being as warm-hearted

to the Butterfly, and one hundred to the Zephyr. In the division of the Butterfly's share, Mr. Walker desired that one hundred dollars should

ble him to gratify his generous impulses. Tony said he felt a little "ticklish" about taking it, at fir

ed the young hero, who was not a little emb

for you t

n we do

f candy," suggested

id Tony, co

a fund of it

at

wish. By and by, you may

ll we do

n the Sav

let it remain as the property of the club? I

o the parents of some of t

vote upon it. Here comes Frank. I wonde

have come over to talk

ay is the da

t the race in the excitem

n't w

r money, Frank?" asked Tony. "Your

ome philosophical

im Bunker vo

; but the vote was unanimous for spending it as I s

o have given you more

right. We did not dese

e club room-Butterfly Hall-and w

opinion except as to the length of the race. Tony, thought that twice up and down the lake, making an eight-mile race, would be best; but Frank felt sure th

Frank departed earlier than he otherwise would

ad passed through a severe ordeal, and it was pronounced perfectly satisfactory by all concerned. They had done hard work, and done it well. Their success wa

ing to order, "we have arranged all the details of

," said

onversation with the coxswain of the Zephyr; and the rules

race. Tony, however, was not so sanguine. He knew, better than they, how skilful Frank was; and, if the Ze

-I mean the gift of Mr. Walker. He has left it so that it may be di

ors. There was a long silence, and it was in vain that Tony called for the op

you say, Mr. Chairma

l," added

it in the Savings Bank, if we don't divide it, and keep it till we find a use for it. Perha

the Savings Bank,"

hose father was a very poor man, and had

better divide it

r shall have a thirteenth part of the

ave a hundred to you; and certainly you are better e

take more th

what Mr. Walker awa

t," added sev

uted the

aid Tony, stoutly. "George

bigger share than the crew; besides, what could

ld I have don

urage, as the Mercury say

s with success. I tell you, boys, it is just as broa

divide it," s

ual owners then," replied Tony, with a smile of

s a heap of money. What's the use of saving it up wit

t it to a

for ins

Zephyrs are going to do; giving it to the poor," replied

at the chairman wi

," said seve

round here who would like

wenty," adde

enough to buy

jumping out of their chairs in the excitem

call her?" adde

n, without devoting any more attention to the propriety or the practicabili

e call her?" repe

ou say to

ater Sp

'Go-a

after Mr

er Tony

s before they are hatched," a

ed Rover,'" sai

ratical," repl

ng about the name at p

gh, to have three boats on

race with t

coxswain of

ul. "The fellows say he is al

I was thinking, if we got another, that Frank would be the commodore, an

ld be fir

ave the o

h! so

two six-oar boats for

four in

hree four-

leet! That would be

e air castles excited, and several of them kept jump

e business, and order the boa

ch will suit us even better than the fleet. Of course we must cons

ill be

will, and perh

ey will,"

It is necessary to take a vote con

cided that the money should remain in the hands of Ge

p. We will meet at nine o'clock and practise for the race, which comes off on

arties, discussing the exciting topic of a fleet of f