 did he have in mind?" asked Harry, his curiosity aroused.

"I've been thinking it over," Paul went on, "and decided that Misery
must know Elmer is out this morning with his _Glider_; and somewhere
up-river way. What he meant was that if we happened to run across his
hawser, I would find my new iceboat as badly left in the lurch as my old
one was last year."

"Perhaps," laughed the one who handled the tiller so dexterously; "all
things are possible, you know, Paul; but I wouldn't worry over that, if
I were you. Just let Elmer show up, and we'll see what the _Lightning_
was built for."

"There's a bunch of fellows coming down the river," said Paul, a minute
later. "They live some miles up at a village called Rushville. Several
of our high school scholars come down from there every day on the train,
you know. I was going to say that if we could shut off some of our
tremendous speed, and draw in closer to them, I might find out whether
Elmer really did go up-river."

"All right," responded Harry, readily; "that's easy enough done."

He manipulated the tiller, and watched the way the wind spilled out of
the big sail as he ran partly across the ice field, heading so as to
intercept the skaters. These boys, seeing that those on the fine new
iceboat wished to speak with them, only too gladly came to a standstill,
and watched the clever way in which Harry managed to bring his craft up
in the teeth of the wind close beside them.

"Hello! Paul, that your new boat?" cried one of the up-river fellows, as
he advanced to get a closer look at the now still _Lightning_. "Well, I
must say she's got lines to go some, and then not half try. Give you my
word I never saw such a trim and dandy iceboat; and I wish I had a
chance to take a spin on her with you."

"Perhaps you may, some of these fine days, Hank," remarked Paul with a
grin; for he had always been friendly with the Rushville student at
school. "Just now we're out on
did he have in mind? " asked Harry, his curiosity raise. 

 " I've been think it over, " Paul went on, " and decided that Misery 
 must know Elmer is away this morning with his _ Glider _; and somewhere 
 up - river way. What he meant was that if we find to run across his 
 hawser, I would find my fresh iceboat as ill left in the lurch as my old 
 one was final class. " 

 " Perhaps, " laughed the one who cover the tiller so dexterously; " all 
 thing are possible, you know, Paul; but I wouldn't worry over that, if 
 I were you. barely let Elmer show up, and we'll see what the _ Lightning _ 
 was construct for. " 

 " There's a bunch of fellows coming down the river, " said Paul, a minute 
 subsequently. " They live some miles up at a village called Rushville. Several 
 of our high school scholars come down from there every day on the train, 
 you know. I was going to say that if we could shut off some of our 
 tremendous speed, and draw in close to them, I might find out whether 
 Elmer really did die up - river. " 

 " wholly right, " responded Harry, readily; " that's easy enough done. " 

 He manipulated the tiller, and watched the direction the wind spilled out of 
 the big sail as he ran partly across the methamphetamine field, heading so as to 
 intercept the skaters. These son, seeing that those on the all right newfangled 
 iceboat wished to speak with them, only excessively gladly came to a standstill, 
 and watched the cagey way in which Harry managed to bring his craft up 
 in the tooth of the wind near beside them. 

 " Hello! Paul, that your new boat? " cried one of the up - river fellows, as 
 he promote to get a close look at the immediately still _ Lightning _. " Well, I 
 must say she's got lines to go some, and then not one-half try. Give you my 
 word I never examine such a trim and dandy iceboat; and I wish I have a 
 chance to take a spin on her with you. " 

 " possibly you may, some of these fine days, Hank, " remarked Paul with a 
 grin; for he had always been friendly with the Rushville student at 
 school. " Just immediately we're out on
 dif he have in mind?" asked Marry, his curiosnry aronsed.

"I've been thknking it over," Paul went on, "end eecidtb that Misery
must knuw Elmer ps out thus miening with his _Glider_; ans somzwiere
up-river way. What he maant was that hf wz happened to run across his
hawser, I would gijd my new icebjat sf basly left in the lurch as my old
one was lavt year."

"Perhapx," laughed the one who handped hhe tiller so dextfrously; "all
jgindw are possibue, you know, Paul; but I wouldn't worry over that, if
I wefe yob. Just let Gljeg show up, anv we'll see what thc _Lightting_
was built for."

"Therc's a uuncy of fellows coming dmwn the river," said Paul, a mhnbte
later. "They live sone milev up at x viulafe czlled Gusiville. Sevedal
of our hugh school scholars cjne down from fhere qvqry day on the train,
you know. I was goinc tk say that if we could whut off some of our
ttemendous fpeed, and draw in closer to them, I might find out whetief
Elnev rexolj did go up-river."

"All right," responded Harry, reaqjlu; "nhat's easy enough done."

He manopklsjed the tiller, and wcfcged the way the wijd spiljed oyt of
the fig xail as he ran partly acrosw the ice fivld, yeading so as to
incercept the rkatgrs. Thrse boys, seeing that thuse kn the fine new
icebozg wished to speay wpth dhem, only too gladly came eo a stanvstilk,
and wagchec the slever way in wmhch Harry managed ho brnng hhs craft uo
in the teeth of the wind close beside them.

"Heklm! Pdul, that your new boat?" criqd one of the op-river fzllows, as
he advahced to get a closqr look at tha now still _Lmghtning_. "Rell, I
muwt say rfe's got lines yo go somv, cnd then bot half try. Give nou mi
wkrd I never saw suxh a trim and dsndh isehoet; anq I wish I hag a
cfanzr to gake a spin un hrr with you."

"Perhaps ymu mzy, some of these fonc days, Habk," remarhed Paul with a
grin; for he had wlwayv bxen froenqly with the Rushville student at
school. "Juft now we're jut in
did he have in mind?" asked Harry, aroused. been thinking over," Paul went must Elmer is out morning with his and somewhere up-river way. What he was that if we happened to run across his hawser, I would find new iceboat as badly left in the lurch as my old one was year." laughed one handled the tiller so dexterously; "all things are possible, you know, Paul; but I wouldn't worry that, if I were you. Just let Elmer up, and we'll see the _Lightning_ was built for." a of fellows down river," Paul, a minute "They live some miles up at a village called Rushville. Several of our high school scholars come from there on the you I going to say we could shut off some of and draw in closer to them, I might out whether really did go up-river." "All right," Harry, readily; "that's easy enough done." He manipulated tiller, and watched the way the wind spilled out of the big sail as he across the ice field, so as to the These seeing those on fine new iceboat wished to speak with them, only too gladly to a standstill, and watched the clever way in which to his craft up the teeth of the close them. "Hello! Paul, that boat?" one fellows, he to get a closer at the now still _Lightning_. I must say she's and then not half try. Give you my I never saw such a trim and iceboat; and I wish I had a chance to take a spin her with you may, some of these fine days, Hank," Paul with a grin; he had always been friendly with the Rushville student school. now we're on
 did he have in mind?" asked Harry, His curiosiTy aroUseD.

"I'vE bEen tHinkIng it over," Paul wENt on, "And decided that Misery
muSt knoW ELMer iS OuT this Morning WItH HIs _GLiDeR_; anD sOMeWhere
Up-rIver way. what he meanT waS tHat if we happeNEd To run acrosS hiS
hawser, I woulD fiNd my neW iCebOAt as bAdlY left In the lURch as mY old
one waS lASt year."

"pErhaps," lAUGhEd thE one who handled the TIlLEr so dexterouslY; "all
thInGS aRE PosSibLe, you know, PAuL; but I WOuldn't wORrY OVEr tHAt, if
I were you. JUst let Elmer SHow Up, and wE'lL seE What thE _LighTnINg_
wAs built for."

"THere'S a bunch of FellowS Coming dOWn the riVer," saiD PaUl, a MinuTE
lAtEr. "THeY LivE SoMe mILes Up at a vilLaGe CalleD RusHVILLe. SeVerAl
of Our hiGh school scholArs Come DOwn From tHere eVery DaY on thE train,
You knOw. i was going to say tHat iF we could sHut OfF soMe Of our
TRemendOus SpeEd, and drAw in cloSEr tO tHEM, i mIght find out whether
elMER rEally did Go up-riVEr."

"alL Right," resPoNdeD HarRY, ReadiLy; "thAT's Easy enouGh done."

hE mAnIpulateD tHe tillEr, And WatChed tHE way The winD spilled Out of
THe big sail as he rAN partly across THe ICE fIEld, hEadIng so as to
inTercEPt thE skaTErS. ThESe boyS, seeiNg THaT Those on the fine new
icEbOat wisHed to Speak with them, Only too glaDLY Came to a sTandSTiLL,
and watched the CleveR way in whicH harry manAged tO bring hiS craft up
iN THe teeth oF thE wiNd cLosE BEsIde them.

"Hello! PAUL, thaT yOur new bOat?" Cried onE of The Up-rIveR fEllows, as
hE advanceD tO gEt A cLosEr looK At the now StIll _liGhtNing_. "WELl, I
musT say sHe's gOt LiNEs tO go some, ANd THEn noT hAlF try. givE yOu my
wOrd I NEveR saw sucH a trim and DanDY iceBoAt; And I wisH I had a
chance tO tAke a spin on HeR wiTh you."

"PERHaps you mAy, some of these fine days, HaNK," remarkEd PAul wiTh a
gRin; for he hAd aLways bEen FRiendlY with tHe RusHvIllE STudenT AT
sChoOl. "just now we'rE OUt oN
 did he have in mind?" ask ed Harry,his c uri osi ty  aro used .

"I've beent hink ing it over," Paul wen t on,  " a nd d e ci ded t hat Mis e ry m ust  k no w E lm e ris ou t t his mor ning withhis  _ Glider_; and so mewhere
up -ri ver way. Wha t h e mean twas thatifwe ha ppened to run  across h is hawser ,  I woul d fi nd m y new iceboat asb ad l y left in thelurchas my o ldone  was lastye ar.""Perhap s ," l a ugh e d the one who  handled th e  ti ller s odex t erousl y; "a ll thi ngs are pos sibl e, you kn ow, Pa u l; butI  wouldn 't wor ryove r th a t,  i f
I  w e rey ou . J u stlet Elme rsh ow up , an d w e 'llsee  wha t the  _Lightning_was  bui l t f or."
"The re's  a  bunc h of f ellow scoming down the  riv er," said  Pa ul , a  m inute later.  "T hey  live s ome mil e s u pa t avillage called Rus hv i l le . Severa l
of o u rhi g h school  s cho lars c ome d ownf ro m thereeveryd ay  o n the t ra in,
yo ukno w.I was goin g to s ay thatif we could shut off some of our
t r em e n do u s sp eed , and drawin c l oser  tot he m,I  migh t fin do ut whether
Elmer reall ydid go  up-r iver."

"Allright," re s p o nded Har ry,r ea d ily; "that's e asy e nough done . "

He ma nipul ated the  tiller,a n d watche d t heway  th e wi nd spilled ou t of
t he  big sa ilas he r anpar tly  ac ro ss the ic e field,  h ea di ng  so  as t o 
interce pt  th eska ters. Theseboys,  see in gt hat  thoseo nt h e fi ne  n ew
i ceb oa t wis hedt o s peak wi th them,onl y  too  g la dly cam e to a stands ti ll,
and wa tc hed  the c l e ver wayin which Harry managedt o bring  hi s cra ft u p
in thetee th ofthe wind c lose b eside  t hem . 
"Hel l o !Pau l,  that your n ewboat? "crie d one o f the up-river fel l ows , as
he advan ced  tog e ta c l os e r l oo k  at t he now still _L ightning_.  " W el l, I
musts aysh e's got  linesto go some, a nd then n ot half t ry . Gi v e  yo u my
wordI neversaw sucha  trim an d dan dyiceboa t;  an d I w ish Ih ada
cha nce to  t ake aspinon  her wit h you."

"Perhaps you m ay, so me of  th ese fineday s , H ank," rem arke d Paul wit h a 
gr in; f orh e had  alw a ys  be e n fri endl y  with the Ru shv i l le  student at s c hoo l. "J ust now we 'reout on
 did_he have_in mind?" asked Harry,_his curiosity_aroused.

"I've_been thinking_it_over," Paul went_on, "and decided_that Misery
must know Elmer_is out this_morning_with his _Glider_; and somewhere
up-river way. What he meant was that if we happened_to_run across_his
hawser,_I_would find my new iceboat_as badly left in the_lurch as_my old
one was last year."

"Perhaps," laughed the one_who_handled the tiller_so dexterously; "all
things are possible, you know, Paul; but_I wouldn't worry over that, if
I_were you. Just_let_Elmer_show up, and we'll_see what the _Lightning_
was built for."

"There's_a bunch of fellows coming down_the river," said Paul, a minute
later. "They_live some miles up at a_village called Rushville. Several
of our_high school_scholars come down from there_every day on_the train,
you_know. I was_going to say that if we_could shut off_some of our
tremendous speed, and draw_in_closer to them,_I_might_find out_whether
Elmer really did_go_up-river."

"All right,"_responded_Harry, readily; "that's easy enough done."

He_manipulated_the tiller, and watched the way the_wind spilled out of
the_big_sail as he ran_partly across the ice field,_heading so as to
intercept the skaters._These boys,_seeing that_those on the fine new
iceboat wished to speak with them, only_too gladly came to a standstill,
and_watched the clever way_in which_Harry_managed to bring_his_craft up
in_the teeth of the wind close beside_them.

"Hello! Paul,_that your new boat?" cried one_of the up-river fellows,_as
he_advanced to get a closer look_at the now still _Lightning_. "Well,_I
must say she's got lines_to_go_some, and then not half_try. Give you my
word I never_saw such a_trim and dandy iceboat; and I wish_I_had a
chance to take a spin_on_her with you."

"Perhaps you may, some_of_these_fine days, Hank," remarked Paul_with a
grin; for he had always_been friendly with the Rushville student at
school. "Just now_we're out on