"Oh, if we only had a boat to
follow them in."
"I have one," said the colonel. "We can take that. Come on, boys!"
Starting off at a pace that kept the four youths on a run to keep
up with him, the colonel led the way back to the house. Just before
coming to it he stopped.
"Take that path to the left, it leads down to the landing," he
directed. "Get the boat you will find there ready, and I will be
with you in a minute."
"Are you going with us?" asked Rand.
"Do you think I am going to be left out of this?" returned the
colonel. "Not for a minute!"
Following the colonel's directions, the boys went down to the
landing where they found the Scout, a 25-foot cat-boat, moored.
Jumping on board they made ready to cast her loose, took the stops
off the sail and had it partly hoisted when the colonel came along
bringing with him a gun.
"Are you going to shoot them?" asked Pepper.
"I hope not," replied the colonel, "but it is just as well to be
prepared for all emergencies. You are first-rate sailors," he added,
stepping on board.
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