CHAPTER XIV
THE ARROW DISAPPEARS
Paying no heed to the occupants of the bully's boat, who, by
reason of their daring, had been responsible for his accident that
might have resulted seriously, Tom was soon at his dock. He had
it conveniently arranged for hoisting craft out of the water to
repair them, and in a few minutes the stern of the ARROW was
elevated so that he could get at the rudder.
"Well, it's not as bad as I thought," he remarked when, with
critical eye, he had noted the damage done. "I can fix it in about
an hour if Garret helps me."
Going up to the house to get some tools and to tell the engineer
that he had returned, Tom looked out over the lake and saw Andy's
boat moving slowly off.
"They've got her fixed up in some kind of shape," he murmured.
"It's a shame for a chump like Andy to have a good boat like that.
He'll spoil it in one season. He's getting altogether too
reckless. First thing he knows, he and I will have a clash and
I'll pay back some of the old scores."
Mr. Jackson was much surprised to see the young inventor home
again so soon, as was also Mrs. Baggert. Tom explained what had
happened, and he and the engineer went to work repairing the
damage done by the RED STREAK. As the owner of the ARROW had
anticipated, the work did not take long, and, shortly before
dinner time, the boat was ready to resume the interrupted trip to
Sandport.
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