"
Relieved by the manner of Sam, although he had not made any
positive statement, the four Go Ahead boys eagerly watched him as
under slow headway he carefully guided the swift little boat
toward its destination.
An hour afterward, they arrived at Alexandria Bay. There Sam
insisted once more upon the boys remaining on board while he
sought the help he desired in repairing the Black Growler.
While the boys were awaiting his return, their conversation
naturally turned upon the mishap which had befallen them and
their anxiety concerning the outcome of the accident.
"I'm telling you," said John, "that I haven't seen but one fellow
on the Varmint II that was on board when I came up the Hudson
with them."
"What has become of the others?" inquired Fred.
"I don't know. I haven't seen any of them. I remember that one
particular fellow because he made me think when I saw him that
there weren't many things he would hesitate to do if he wanted to
win pretty badly."
"Do you really think," inquired George, "that this 'accident' up
here was not an accident at all? Do you honestly believe that
they ran into us on purpose?"
"I'm not charging nobody with nothin', as Sam says," laughed
John, "but it's strange that boat didn't give any warning."
"They said that we didn't give any warning either," spoke up
Grant. "Perhaps we were as much to blame as they were.
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