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time, as they walked toward home at three o'clock in the morning.

"You never will. He slipped away in the crowd. But what was he doing inside the boathouse while the others were building that fire outside?" queried Bones.

"I was thinking that perhaps he wanted to make sure nobody was inside. It was bad enough to burn the boats; but they didn't want to hurt some of us fellows. But anyhow, I soaked him a good one, and that tickles me some!" laughed Buster.