"
"Do what?" demanded George.
"I guess it's time for you boys to go back to your beds," said
Sam after a brief silence. "If you can't tell, then I'm not going
to explain."
"Tell us, Sam, just what happened," pleaded Fred.
For a moment the man was silent and then as if thinking better of
his resolution, he said, "The fact is, boys, there was some one
in the boat-house. I was sure of it though I couldn't see any
one. I heard him moving around and when I came out on the dock
there I saw him just as plain as day. Just about that time he saw
me too, and that was the first I knew that there were two of
them, one in the skiff and one on the dock."
"Were they near the Black Growler?" inquired Fred, who was keenly
aroused by the story Sam was telling.
"They couldn't have been nearer," declared Sam, "but when they
saw me, they started out as if the evil one was after them."
"I don't wonder," suggested George.
"Huh?" said Sam quickly. "What's that you say?"
"I think it would scare anybody if he thought you were trying to
catch him," said George glibly.
Mollified by the explanation, Sam continued, "They lighted out as
soon as they both were in the skiff and the way they rowed was
something marvelous. I chased them around the point, but if
you'll believe me when I got there they were already more than
half-way to Alexandria Bay.
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