Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck; Or, Working to Clear His Name

y motorboat. Then he's too lazy to learn how to crank the engine, and too lazy to turn the flywheel over hard enough. It's a wonder he ever got

his craft, and the sight of the boat near

o steer, or crank he

asked the lazy l

? Do you want to

er than his usual slow tones, as he saw his danger. "B

else to do the work, while you sit around. But I'll make yo

er could pull t

rimly, "that is if the engine won't r

the line Tom was about to throw to him. Tom was near enough to his motorcraf

he remarked to himself, as he saw ho

forgetting his usual lazy habits, made a quick grab for the painter. He re

I'm going to have a try at the motor, and if sh

ook at the engine

you're

s the

ave the gasol

w could I have run

as used up, you didn't get any more from the tank. You're a

d Dent, thoroughly

t the switches were connected, and, with a turn of the

claimed, as he sprang

in," said Dent, thinking

he steered out of the way of the rocks, and t

?" asked our hero, when he had

here. I heard you were out of town-taking the Elmwo

soon be going there to school, and I'll have swell times. I came down to tell Dick and Will that I just got

ioned seats, and watched Tom steer. The latter, after running ashore, and tyin

get out, nor help Tom tie his boat. "Take me along," he p

hat he did not seriously protest. "First you take my boat without permission, then you nearly w

lled back on the cushions. "If you don't ask

ou credit for. But crank that motor now. Let's see if you can get it goi

d in getting the engine to go. Then Tom steered down to the fishing h

om, as he ran his b

you hear from El

n. I wish you fellows were coming along. Come on, get in,

they were in the motorboat. While Tom was showing them his letter

you going ther

friends there. I'm going to look up t

as soon at his dock again, and this time he locked his bo

it while I'm at Elmwood," he said to

ined he had, so much to take with him, that he thought he would need three trunks at least. But his mother so

sail for Australia. Their railroad tickets had been bought, and passa

have everything you need, but don't be wasteful. I will also leave a further sum in the bank here to y

ccount, as well as go to a preparatory boarding scho

s were to leave two days later, closing up their

earful farewell of his father and mother our hero started for school, or rather, col

write," begge

said. "And yo

his mother

as really off. He waved his last good-byes, and could not help fee

ted "Rah, Rah, Elmwood!" after him, Tom was aware tha

uild. He had red hair, and

to Elmwood Hall

en Tom saw that he need not have asked, since he

beginning my third year there. Come over and sit with me,