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

It was feared that the exertion of the race had proved too great for him, and that he was too ill to come out. Al

ved their anxiety, and their fears lest boat racing should be deemed an improper recreation, and dangerous to the health of the boys. Friday an

the association until the time appointed for the excursion to Center Island. Little Paul had not come yet,

se is the reason?"

ed, for Little Paul has not been absent fr

own. "Suppose we send a comm

er. They departed upon their mission, and after the boys had wondered a while longer what kept Paul away, another topic was brought up-a matter

ell and done properly. As may be supposed, this was not an easy matter for boys whose heads were full of boats and boating; and about once a week the coxswains found it advisable to read a lecture on the n

if their home and school duties were neglected, or slovenly done, boating would soon obtain a bad reputation; so both paren

le was not a dead letter. One Wednesday forenoon Charles Hardy had wasted his time in school, and failed in his lessons. On his slate was found a drawing of a club boat, manned by certain ill-looking caricatures, which explained the cause of the defection. An excursion had been planned for that afternoon, and when Charles

hese it was plain that boating would soon become a nuisance, which neither parents nor teachers would tolerate. Therefore the members of the clubs made it a point to keep their "voyages," their plans and schemes, out of their minds at times whe

the lake. The dream of half a dozen boats, under command of Commodore Frank Sedley, maneuvering on the water, performing beautiful evolut

ould only get leave to explore Rippleton River, how the commander of the squadron would send out a small craft to sound ahead of them, and to buoy off the rocks and shoals, and how the people on the banks of the strea

very beautiful structures, it is true, but as yet they rested only on the clouds. But the means of realizing this magnificent ideal was within thei

bout the fleet, Tony?

rother about it," repl

did he

no obj

en! And Tony, we shall go in for ha

" echoed half

ood a commodore as F

how slick Frank beat us in the race? If I had followed

keep ahead of him till

t, and then beat us. But we haven't got the fleet yet, fellows, and

jections," replied Joseph,

s to consult Captain Sed

ncerted at this intelligence,

e will object,

ty sure he

anything to F

rs will put their money wit

ow his father

him that he should not obje

shall certainly have t

ph H

thing; that they keep the fellows out of mischief, and stimulate them to do their duty at home and at school. So much fo

s the

ats for our money-can't w

etter get different siz

s of service," adde

at, one six-oar, and t

te! Then we could take

ould not be the coxswain of an

could hardly keep their seats. In imagination the fleet was already afloat

?" asked a little fellow, his eyes snapping

t wait for new ones. In a few weeks, at least befo

ed Butterfly Hall. With a faint smile h

e rose front his chair. "You hav

Tony," replied Little

! Why not? What

club too," he adde

e the

ng to move

's to

tle Paul, and there was a troub

r," continued the poor boy, as

vertaken the Munroe family, and Little Paul's so

he little fellow told them the story of his father's tria

oney due, Paul

father has no money end

did you sa

llars. It is a g

better than he ought to be," added Dick C

go home again. I shall see you before I leave town;

l!" said Tony, w

him!" added

eiterated Jo

fellows?" asked Tony, seati

ld help him if we co

an hel

silence

make a great sacrifice,

with

ha

dollars be applied to the relief of Little Paul's

on," added Dick

hat's what I call noble! But before we do it, just think wh

called Jos

upon the subject will be in order. It is a grea

outed the whol

ying the four hundred d

ll signify it

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