"Thunderation!"
Sam quickly turned on his heel, as a series of wild exclamations came without warning from the others.
"What's up—what—?" But the rest of the sentence died away on his lips.
A most astonishing sight met his gaze, and one which sent a thrill through every fibre of his being.
A motor boat, enveloped in sheets of flame, drifting slowly on the current, had appeared beyond a jutting point of land.
For a moment all stood speechless with dismay. Then they found their voices.
"Is it the 'Rambler'?" cried Bob, in accents of the wildest dismay.
"It can't be."
"I don't believe it."