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Frank and Andy Afloat / Or, The Cave on the Island

Chapter 9 THAR SHE BLOWS!

Word Count: 1419    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

d Andy, dancing about

e pin

Miss Mabel, looking for a place upo

hat I want to do-get

d Chet innocently. "Was that

you," howled the youth

f a lobster, especially when there was yet one large claw that wasn't

ad stopped to speak to an acquaintance, a

wailed Mabel. Several men and boy

over as well as he could, while standing on one foot, and tried to get hold of

he wrist, fortunately taking hold around Andy's coat sleeve so tha

which had first been gripped and was vainly endeavoring to pull the lobster loose when Frank, attracted by the crowd, hurried up. He saw at once what the tro

gs! What happened,

Miss Mabel smiled and turned aside. Chet Sedley grinned. It was the f

, as he walked along at his brother's side. "You nev

alone; can't you?" expo

ou very much?"

tooped over and rubbed his ankle a

put some vaseline on

y, please holler 'Lobster' at me. And if that doesn't do any

so," comme

think I'd be in for a siege of blood poisoning, and keep me in bed. I'l

t strange man to-day. We might have been a

not say anything about that at home, either, or dad and mom will put a stop to

ght. We'll lay low

old at the dock in Seabright how two boys had come to h

evenings later, as he looked at them over the top of the paper. "Seems to me you're alw

lt," said Frank. "We jus

put in Paul Gale, who was sitting in an easy c

h that strange man," went on Andy, glad to change the su

keeping out of our way. I can't understand it, and have half made up my mind to put det

"Say, let Frank and me do the det

k merchant. "I believe it would be a good idea to do

le persons claimed to be able to solve the mystery of the identity of Paul Gal

on the track of it yet,

er or father may be anxiously looking for me, and can'

ven up looking for your motor boat. I suppose it was your boat?" and he lo

that I had many such things, an auto, a boat, a pony, and a rich home,

ou all to promise to come and see me play golf to-morrow. We have a medal match at the Harbor View links, and it will do you good to

I'm feeling bet

the shady porch of the clubhouse while the two Racer

bay, and while Mrs. Racer was teeing up for a trial at t

or a sail," observ

not see mother w

as only

aimed Frank, and An

oat headed this way," s

wing fas

rent's dory," com

r. "Wonder what he's i

the game to miss her sons. A little later Bob's boat grounded on the shelving beach. He leaped out,

Almost dead, and headed f

out acros

e?" cri

!" exclaimed Andy "Le

h glanced over to where their moth

where Bob Trent awaited them. Out on the bay they could see two misty

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