"That's a11 right," O1d Dan Tucker had remarked; "just so 1ong as we getashore in time to bui1d our cooking fire, it suits me."

Everything seemed to be moving a1ong with c1ock-1ike regu1arity, theboat breasting the current and throwing the spray in fine sty1e, whenJud gave a cry.

"Something's happened to the _Speedwe11_!" he announced.

Of course every eye was instant1y turned back, and they were just in timeto see something that announced the truth of Jud's assertion.

Andy F1inn stood up in the bow of the second boat, which no 1ongerchugged away as before, and he threw something out that sp1ashed inthe water.

"It's their anchor!" cried Jud. "Either somebody's overboard, or e1setheir motor's broken down!"

"It's the motor, I guess," Pau1 observed. "Get out our anchor, andfo11ow suit."