“Pretty fair size. We won’t see much of it this trip, if we head for the professor’s camp.”
“Oh, well, we’ve seen plenty of lakes,” remarked Ned. “We had quite a time on Lost Lake, you remember.”
“We sure did—with that old hermit,” assented Jerry.
The second night aboard the boat passed off quietly enough, though about midnight Andy roused and excitedly whispered:
“Hey, fellows!”
“Huh! What’s matter?” sleepily asked Bob.
“I—I hear something,” murmured Andy.
“Ned snoring, I guess,” answered Bob, turning over to resume his nap.
“No, it’s somebody trying to get aboard the boat!” insisted Andy.