so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mue

"Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to mak

to do mit your hair?" qu

at lumber raft hits us, Han

life i

a policy for 'steen dollars and some cents

er," broke in Dick. "Be quie

ns. "Use dot magnify

d to call to persons on shore, if necessary, and, brin

shouted at the top of his lungs

" was the surly answer from a

and we want y

be all right," said the man. He was a burly l

e raft and the houseboat were moving in the same dir

off, there will be

y recognized him as a fellow they had met in a hotel at their last stopping place

aptain, a rather strange individual, was not feeling very well, and h

as soon as he had come out on deck and taken in t

shore," was th

-it's too

too shallow?

are not in the c

ame from Tom, and off he ru

uld be seen plainly. They were a rough-looking sort, and

hit!" ejaculated Sam. "Those side

ge of the raft. They were only a few feet off and mig

rned the houseboat toward the bank of the river. Then the big r

is!" stormed Captain Starr. His word

e man with the lon

a taste of this?" put in

the man, and lost no time in slidi

boat felt a slight shock, and the

p now?" c

what's the matter," m

s ought to su

ssed the houseboat. The latter now b

k in the mud for good,"

rom Sam's lips. He wa

came from sever

aken, Dan Baxter

" exclai

es

he

boards in the rear. As soon as h

s Baxter?" question

t him, it wa

ought to try to catc

re going to catch any

re stuck ha

really aground?"

t," said Ca

e Laning, who had joined the other

ss. It depends on whethe

get off," sai

a dub

tuck in

as har

l we

ll we

ree?" came softly f

a fine thing to make a

proach

de out in the mud and s

wink at hi

ied the youth who was giv

t thing in the world,

ver, warts, squint-ey

e it yourself,"

wboat and see if we can't pul

," said Dick. "If we wait, we m

and Fred got in to do the rowing, while the others remained on the houseboat, to try what they could do toward poli

Dick, after several m

d Captain Starr. "

ird, and this was done. Then the boys rowed with all their might

uted Hans. "Dot's der time vo

m the captain. "We'll be all

eboat down to New Orleans," said Tom, wh

t later. "We are all right now

a bit of my mind," said Sam, who felt tired ou

nswered Dick. "More than likely, t

ly long nose o

lumberman. He wasn't dressed like t

Dora continued on her course down the river. All told, a half hour ha

er on board," said Dick to Sam. "If it was, and he

can do, Dick, is to

raft will tie up somewhe

a good many miles before that happens," answered the eldest