CHAPTER VI
BOARDING THE ADMIRAL
“You will take the boys over to Niagara to see the Falls, I suppose,” observed Mrs. Atwood, looking at her husband when breakfast was finished.
“Oh, jolly! I’ve always wanted to go there, and this may be our only chance for years,” exclaimed Ted, eagerly.
Mr. Atwood, however, did not enthuse over the suggestion, being seemingly occupied in some mental calculation, but finally he said:
“I suppose I can, though I had not thought of it. Yes, we’ll go. A couple of hours more or less will not make much difference now that I have held the boat so long.”
His last words quickly checked the delight the boys were expressing at the opportunity to see the glorious spectacle, and Phil asked, in evident concern:
“Do you mean you have held the Admiral for Ted and me, Mr. Atwood?”
“It doesn’t matter,” smiled their host. “Come, we must—”
“But indeed it does matter,” interrupted Phil. “Did you hold the boat?”