Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
BY W. BOYCE MORGAN.

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A T once the boys dropped to the ground so
that they might not be seen, and moment
later they had turned and fed to the shelter Of
the nearby woods
We've certainly stumbled on something,
Harry" Ted whispered "And I think I have
plan. If we can get down to the boats with
out that fellow seeing us, can nix all the
motors 20 they can't be run for while. Then
We can get back to our boat, beat 1t down to
Lakeville, notify the police and get this gang
captured. With the boats out of commission,
they can't get away"
'They might get away by land" said Harry.
We'll, even they do they can't take the
boats with them, and wen have recovered
them" insisted Ted. "And well have q nice
reward coming to us for that. Are you game
TO try It? 1t won't take me q minute to TX
those motors we can get down there"
LEAD on" said Harry in tense voice. I'm
right with you. But If anything happens, we
want to make quick break for our boat for
our lives wouldn't be worth nickel If we were
caught"
Stealthily they made their way by round
about course to the bank Of the river. Then,
while Harry watched, Ted climbed aboard the
grounded cabin cruiser and disappeared Three
minutes later he was back
II fixed it." he whispered. "The distributor.
] also gummed up the fuel line Easy to fix.
but they'll have sweet time finding out what's
wrong. Now for the other two boats"
There was q crude dock along the bank of
the stream, and the other stolen power boats,
together with q small launch, were tied ND
there. Ted fastened first aboard the Francis
III, the speed boat that had rammed the dinghy
short time before. From tool locker he
took wrench and bent over the powerful
engine Of the boat. It was the work Of only a
moment to put 1t temporarily out of commits
sion. Then silently, with Harry still on the
watch, he boarded the third stolen boat, a fast
ana roomy runabout, and repeated the opera.
ROE. His last move was to the launch belong
ing to the gang-but which had probably also
been stolen by them from some boathouse other
than that Of the st. Thomas Yacht Club.
He had just located the carbureter on its
motor when low cry of warning came from
Harry on the bank.
'~Ted!" said the other boy there's a truck
coming up that road to the clearing. Hurry!"
Ted had no time to use delicacy in putting
this motor out Of commission. Grasping the
wrench firmly in his hand, he brought it down
with sharp blow on the carburetor. Then
he grasped a wire connecting with a spark plug,
gave it vicious wrench and jumped for the
dock
Now they could see the lights of the truck as
It came into the clearing Suddenly it swung
around In a broad turn and the beams from
the powerful headlights, sweeping about To-
crsscd for nlcmcat full upon the boys. In