ully that he would run the boat into th

larm. "That boat has got a pretty sharp

nyway," cried Jack, and conti

g as he was at acrobatic feats, and he did not come up until he was close to the side of the rowboat. Th

that oar!" cried

hit him with the other oar, he dove under the boat a

n alarm. "Don't! We a

ar from Paxton. Then he shoved the end of the blade against Dan Baxter, and in a twinkling the bully fell over

eamed Mumps. "Don't! I-I c

render?" de

throw me over! I-I wasn'

ou surrender?

me that oar!" For somebody had s

ou adrift without oars," came from P

t dare," fal

? You'll

im adrift,"

way out int

surrender!"

new suit, elegantly pressed,-were, of course, soaked com

he growled. "It will cost two dolla

on yourself, Bax

I did

ad you to try to run away w

to run off with 'em

eve you," bro

run away, and the rowboat with Paxton and Mumps was

," suggested Andy. "They ou

e talk!" c

tand it," fa

r, the others attended to Dan Baxter and Mumps. The prisoners had their hands tied behind them, and e

wim," said Jack, and dre

do with them?"

Mumps," came the suggestion.

said another. "They can loo

l make their mouths water to look at u

e going to leave them tied up

led, the boys continued their swim

let us go?" asked Dan Baxter,

k. "We've decided to let you

alarm. "I don't want to stay her

me from Pepper. "There are not very

enough!" And th

here until Sunday nig

'll call it square," said Baxt

to call it square, Ba

won't le

d the rest o

spread out where Baxter, Paxton, and Mumps could see them. So

Pepper, coming up with a glass full of the beverage

a drink," gru

soon as you go down to Cedarville and p

under!" growl

k?" asked Mumps. "I'

not of soda," said Andy. "I'l

direction of a spring. Soon he came ba

"I'm not going to be too mean abou

the cadets held his glass up to the mouth of a prisoner. A

s this?" splu

, spitting out the wate

s drier than ever

eral swallows,"

I," adde

aid Andy. "I thought you all need

me from Emerald Hogan, with a roar. "Tha

ied Baxter, in a rage. "Just wa

wistfully eyed the good things as the others disposed of them. The salt made them fear

ck, after the feast had come to an end. "A row on

ce for those races," put in Pepp

steal our boat?"

the academy," retorted Jack. "We ha

we had i

st yet," said Stuffer. "You

d Paxton. "Let us go and-er-I, for

said Pepper. "Awful

on you," said Mumps. "The captain

ot to say, Baxte

led the bully. He did not fancy s

o, will you keep

said that

we'll leave

gly. "Please don't do it! Dan, tel

e to leave us,"

ee. Come on, fellows, put the bask

red the craft. "We'll have to stay here all night, and I know it is going to rain! And there

s," interrupted the bully.

y, so there!" whimpered the sneak.

houted Jack, turnin

steps, but then

"Let us go. For Mumps' sa

xter, that's a bargain.

es

you,

a word-I pro

. Then he ran for the rowboat, leaped in and shoved of