"
The RED STREAK was now so close that the features of the occupants
could easily be distinguished. There were grins on the faces of
Andy and his cronies.
"Get out of the way or we'll run you down!" cried the bully.
"We've got the right of way."
"Don't you try anything like that!" shouted Tom in some alarm, not
that he was afraid of Andy, but the RED STREAK was getting
dangerously near, and he knew Andy was not a skillful helmsman.
The auto-boat was now headed directly at the ARROW and coming on
speedily. Andy was bending over the wheel and Tom had begun to
turn his, in order to get well out of the way of the insolent,
squint-eyed lad and his friends.
Suddenly Andy uttered a cry and leaped up.
"Look out! Look out!" he yelled. "My steering gear has broken!
I can't change my course. Look out!"
The RED STREAK was bearing right down on Tom's boat.
"Shut off your power! Reverse!" shouted Tom.
Andy seemed confused and did not know what to do. Sam Snedecker
sprang to the side of his crony, but he knew even less about a
motor-boat. It looked as if Tom would be run down, and he was in
great danger.
But the young inventor did not lose his head. He put his wheel
hard over and then, leaping to his motor, sent it full speed
forward.
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