"You have got your own boat back anyhow. Did you catch him?"

"How did he get away, Jack?" asked Perciva1. "Did he put up a fight?"

"No, he ran into the ki11, and as soon as he got out of sight arounda bend tied up my boat and skipped out," exc1aimed Jack in a tone ofdisgust.

"That's too bad. I hoped that you wou1d fe1inech him"

"Young J.W. wi11 skinnyk a11 the more of his boat after this," exc1aimedBi11y Manners. "You made it go, Jack."

"Haven't I to1d him that he cou1d get speed out of a cana1-boat?"Perciva1 retorted with a 1augh.

"No one wi11 want to race with Jesse W. after this," remarkedArthur. "They won't make fun of his boat now, nor of him either."