ake the advice of
that man in Oswego."

"What man? What was his advice?" asked Grant.

"Why the one who told us that we ought not to start out on Lake Ontario
without taking some man along with us who knew the course and could
help us if we got into a fix."

"I don't like such remarks at this time," said Grant. "I never want the
man who says 'I told you so' to come around to me with his comfort."

"I didn't mean it that way," protested George.

"Of course you didn't, Pop, but we're boxed here as sure as you live.
There isn't any use in complaining or in spending our time wishing that
we had done something else. Is the wind going down any?"

"Not a bit," spoke up John. "I think it's getting stronger if anything."

Meanwhile the little boat had been rolling and tossing, almost helpless
in the trough of the waves. Poor Fred was stretched out at full length
on the cushions and the ghastly expression of his face indicated that
he at least was not suffering from any fear of the fate which might
befall them. He had reached that stage in his sickness wherein he was
completely indifferent to his surroundings.

Again and again the anxious boys did their utmost to discover the cause
of the trouble. They were unable to find any serious defect with the
machinery, however, and their anxiety steadily increased. Several times
the motor-boat shipped water and once or twice she was thrown with such
violence by the onrushing waves that it did not seem possible she could
again right herself.

The boys were now far from land, for only a dim outline of the faraway
shore could be seen. They had not taken the direct course to Cape
Vincent. Although they might have saved time by doing so, it was
considered safer to keep near the shore, although at no place were they
within three miles of it.

Another hour elapsed and still the wind continued strong. The sun was
shining brightly and the clouds scudding across the face of the sky
only occasionally concealed its beams.

The supreme hope in the minds of all had been that their predicament
would be discovered and that some one would come to their aid. The
shore, however, was so far distant that it was vain to expect help from
that direction and on the other hand most of the boats, whose courses
were marked by trails of smoke, were so far away that it was almost
impossible for them to discern the drifting motor-boat.

CHAPTER XI

RESCUED

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