Wash Crosby, to fall into the
hands of the law, and instead of coming up they allowed their craft to
float off in an opposite direction.

"There is Crosby!" shouted Jerry, a moment later, as he beheld the youth
floundering around in the water. "And look, here comes the Whistler."

He was right. A slight breeze had sprung up and Jack Broxton had nursed
the yacht along with all of the skill at his command.

The coming of the old sailor ended the battle, so far as the bad boys from
Rockpoint were concerned. Both Si Peters and Wash Crosby were hauled on
board, and here they were tightly bound, to prevent their making further
trouble.

It was after midnight when Lakeview was reached and the prisoners were
handed over to the local police. Then Harry and Jerry separated, to go
home and tell of their fresh adventures.

The following morning Si Peters and Wash Crosby were taken to Rockpoint
and an examination was held. The bad boys confessed robbing the hotel and
the larger part of the money taken was recovered, as was also Harry's gold
watch, which Si Peters had been bold enough to wear. Some time later the
evil-doers were tried and sent to jail, and that was the last our heroes
heard of them.

CHAPTER XLI.

A LAST RACE--GOOD-BYE TO THE RIVAL OARSMEN.

"Hurrah, here they come!"

"It's going to be a dandy race, Harry."

"Indeed it is, Dick."

"There comes Hosmer!"

"Here comes Pinkney!"

"What's the matter with Villelet?"

"He's all right!"

The conversation took place on the bank of the Hudson River, not far from
Poughkeepsie.

It was the day of the great intercollegiate boat races.

The single-shell race had just been ordered.

Among the number to compete in this race was Jerry Upton.

Our hero was rich now--that is, his folks were, which amounted to the same
thing.

On trial it had been proven what a villain Alexander Slocum was. All of
his masquerading in the west under the name of Darnley was exposed, as
well as his fraudulent land schemes in the east. The real-estate
manipulator was sent to prison for a term of years, and the property in
California was divided up between Jerry's father, Nellie Ardell and
several others who held an interest in it.

The land was found to be within the city limits of Sacramento, and the
Upton share was computed to be worth forty-five thousand dollars.

Mr. Upton was offered forty thousand dollars for it, but by the advice of
Colonel Dartwell, who became