tement. Washington, with Andy, Tom, Bill a

it?" cr

professor as calmly as he cou

archlight and peered

ything?" asked

nnounced t

ha

r. Henderson. "We

done no damage,"

e. "I guess there isn't much danger in ramming the shore excepting to

that, aside from the jar, which might have starte

em a little while to become accustomed to the darkness, but soon they were able to make out that they had run on the muddy bank of t

rning," said Mr. Henderson. "It doesn't look like a very livel

as quiet as the proverbial graveyard. Not a light showed on shore, and the gl

o I'm going to turn in,"

g instructions that Washington and Bill were to divide the

ed on deck a fe

ing our share of adven

ay so," ans

ost been eat by dat air koslostrous specimen ob a parra

suddenly, pointing to an o

o behold something

the colored man yelled. "It's a ghost! L

hands in supplication. The boys gazed curiously at the whi

on the waves, w

hat it is,"

spoke Jack. "It'

" pleaded Washington. "It'll put de evil

ok queer, but Jack reasoned correctly that the darkness of the nig

try to get i

bundle of rags, floating on top of the water, and, a

ittle dead baby!" cried the colore

er them. Jack secured a boat hook from where it was fastened to the platform. With it he gently poked at the white thing. The objec

to get a good look at the thin

it?" cr

ack with a laugh, as he threw it on th

ghost," cried Washington

ere the first ones awake the next mo

you rescued from dr

Jack. "I wonder if t

d it open. No sooner had he scanned th

startling?"

I guess yes!

g at them, from amid a mass of other new

OR BOY A

ption with pictures, of how it had been blown up in an attempt to assassinate

lars. How the boys had escaped the detective, through the trolley car mishap, was related, and then came the startling announcement that the hote

ere of some importance in

ice on our heads! Well, that detective certa

arleston the day previous. It had probably been thrown o

ofessor Henderson came on deck. He saw something w

sn't like running away when you know you are guilty. You boys had no more to do with the f

seemed that they were still under a cloud, and th

professor needed some small bits of machinery, and had decided to send the boys to the nearest town for them. But t

as soon as all were on board once more. "This time I

ath the waves, and with a hum of the big scre