The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash

“What do you make of them, Kernertok?” Bob asked.
By L. P. WYMAN, Ph.D. Dean of Pennsylvania Military College
Author of “ The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell ,” “ The Golden Boys at the Fortress ,” “ The Golden Boys in the Maine Woods ,” “ The Golden Boys with the Lumber Jacks ,” “ The Golden Boys on the River Drive ,” “ The Golden Boys Rescued by Radio .”
A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York
A Series of Stories for Boys 12 to 16 Years of Age By L. P. WYMAN, Ph.D. Dean of the Pennsylvania Military College
The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell The Golden Boys at the Fortress The Golden Boys in the Maine Woods The Golden Boys with the Lumber Jacks The Golden Boys on the River Drive The Golden Boys Rescued by Radio The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash
Copyright, 1923 By A. L. BURT COMPANY Made in “U. S. A.”
“What do you suppose can be the matter with the pesky thing?”
The speaker, a freckled faced boy about eighteen years old looked up from where he was kneeling on the bottom of the boat in front of the engine.
“Search me,” his companion, a tall lanky boy of about the same age, who was sitting in the stern, replied. “Gas’s all right, spark’s all right, everything’s all right and still she won’t go. Can you beat it?”
“And I’ll bet I’ve cranked it enough to run her the length of the lake,” the first speaker declared, wiping the sweat from his face. “It’s the queerest thing. An automobile engine can have a dozen things the matter with it and still run but you can get one of these little dinky marine engines all in perfect order and then it’s ten to one she won’t more than give a kick or two.”
“Reckon that’s just because it’s a motor boat engine,” and the boy in the stern laughed.