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llow would know whom the others were going to vote for." "That would not help him to ascertain who would make the best coxswain," Fred insisted. "But it would help towards making a choice." "There will be a choice fast enough." "I don't believe it. If there is no nomination, and no understanding about the matter beforehand, every fellow will vote for a different person. You see if there are not a dozen different ones voted for," protested Charles. "We can try it over again, then," said Fred. "I shall vote for you, and perhaps you will vote for me." "_Perhaps_ I shall." "And that is the way it will be all through the club." "Charley, what do you say to giving Frank a re-election?" said Fred, with sudden energy, while the mischief seemed to beam from his eyes. "Well, I don't know," replied Charles, looking intently at the floor. "Frank has made a good coxswain; there is no rubbing that out." "Very good," said Charles feebly. "If it hadn't been for him, Tim Bunker would have been drowned that time." "Couldn't another fellow have done the same that he did?" "Yes, if he had had the presence of mind and the energy of character which Frank has." "You could have done it, Fred," said Charles. "I don't know about that," replied Fred modestly. "You hauled him in with the boat-hook." "Yes, but I only did what Frank told me to do. Look at the Bunkers; they didn't even reach the spot till we had got him on board the Zephyr." "I should not have been afraid but that I could have managed the boat as well as Frank did," replied Charles, more boldly. "I don't know but you could, Charley," answered Fred; "but I doubt it." "I am pretty sure I could." "Perhaps you will be elected the next coxswain, Charley," continued Fred; and there was a slight twinkle in his mischievous eye. "No! Oh, no! I'm sure _I_ don't want to be coxswain." "You don't!" "No; I never thought of such a thing." "Didn't?" "I'm sure I never did." "Then I will tell the fellows, so that they needn't throw their votes away upon you," said Fred roguishly. "Well, as to that, of course I should serve if chosen. I want to do just what the fellows want to have me do." "They don't want you to be coxswain if you don't wish to be, because there are enough of them who do desire the office." "Well, I don't exactly want it, but----" Charles suddenly paused. "But what, Charley?" "I want the club should have
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