“What’s the use of letting him live?” asked Fred.
“He seems to be human, but is he?” queried Sparrow.
As Beekman’s Pond came in sight just then, they broke into a run, and Billy had to save his masterpiece for another time.
They found a secluded spot, and with a whoop and a shout were out of their clothes in a hurry. Then with a shiver each took the plunge into the clear waters of the pond.
CHAPTER XXVI
THE SCAR AND THE LIMP
The chums came up shuddering, with hair plastered over their faces and the water streaming from their shoulders.
“Ugh,” sputtered Fred, “the water’s as cold as ice!”
“A polar bear would like it,” chattered Skeets.
“Turn on the hot water faucet, Jeems,” laughed Bobby.
“We’ll be all right in a minute or two,” remarked Sparrow.