It was still agreed that the boat-house must be guarded every
night. The various watches were continued, for the fear of the
boys that some evil might befall their boat was still with them.
Mr. Button laughed good-naturedly at their precautions, declaring
that a thief was almost unknown in the entire region. However, he
offered no objections and the boys arranged their vigils as on
the preceding nights.
No evil had befallen the racing motor-boat, however when morning
came.
The race now was only two days distant. Only one night therefore
intervened and the irksome task of guarding the boat-house would
only have to be performed once more. The vigil of the Go Ahead
boys, however, was not rewarded by detecting the presence of any
one with plots against the Black Growler.
The day of the race dawned clear and fair. The excitement among
the boys had now become intense. Everything had been done for the
swift little racer that had been in the power of the boys.
Her sides were glistening and her machinery oiled and polished
and when at last she was declared by Sam to be ready for the
supreme trial, all the Go Ahead boys were agreed that never
before had their boat been more capable of making her highest
speed than at the present time.
CHAPTER XXVI
CONCLUSION
When the Black Growler slowly moved forward to take her position
in the line, the excited boys were aware that the shores of the
nearby islands were filled with interested spectators.
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