"Well, what were you trying to do?" demanded the girl.
"Testing our boat and at the same time trying to find out what time they could make in the Varmint II."
"Well, did you find out?"
"We found that she can go," answered Fred somewhat dolefully. "Sam here says that we can beat her if we can go faster than she does."
"That's exactly what I say," spoke up Sam.
"How many legs have you got, Sam?" asked George abruptly.
"Six," answered Sam.
Both girls looked up in surprise. Miss Susie said, "He's a regular centipede. What does he mean?"
"What do you mean, Sam?" said Fred. "Miss Susie doesn't understand you. How many legs really have you got?"
"I have told you once," retorted Sam. "I have got six here and about fifty in New York."