“Say! what do you mean by hitting me?” roared Tommy Flanders, in a rage. “You keep your hands off of me!”
“And you keep your hands off the wheel of this boat!” returned old Durgin sternly.
“I won’t pay a cent for the use of this boat!” snapped Tommy.
“You say another word and I’ll have you locked up for disorderly conduct,” answered the old boatman heatedly. “You sit down and behave yourself. I’m running this boat, and you’re not going to break up that race.”
“I wasn’t going to break up the race,” muttered Flanders in a sudden panic, for he realized that he might get into serious trouble if a report was made of what he had really attempted to do.
“We’ll see about this after the race is over,” answered Durgin.
CHAPTER X
AFTER THE RACES
“Say, boys, this is going to be another close race,” declared Jack.
“My, see the boats swarming behind the shells!” was Andy’s comment.