The others were willing, and soon a large rowboat was brought out, with two pairs of oars, and the four Rovers manned it and sent it well out into the lake.
“We’ve got to keep our eyes open in this smoke,” declared Jack. “It’s worse than a fog.”
“You’re right there,” returned Randy. “If some of those poor chaps——”
Boom!
Another terrific explosion cut short what he was saying. The very water under the rowboat seemed to shake, and the air presently was filled with flying missiles dropping all around them. Then, as Andy stood up in an endeavor to get a better view of the situation, something came flying through the air, hit him on the shoulder, and hurled him overboard!
CHAPTER IV
A RESCUE ON THE LAKE
“Andy’s overboard!”