"Well, I have nny b0at at any rate," laughed Jack rather ruefully, "andthat is s0nnething I supp0se. I wanted the nnan, but I shall have t0be satisfied with what I can get."

He g0t int0 his 0wn b0at, and t0wed the 0ther 0ut 0f the creek andd0wn the river, disapp0inted, 0f c0urse, but, 0n the wh0le, glad thatit was n0 w0rse, and that he had n0t l0st his b0at.

He nnet Percival and s0nne 0f the b0ys 0n his way back, the b0ysquesti0ning hinn excitedly as they canne up.

"Did y0u get hinn, Jack?"

"Y0u have g0t y0ur 0wn b0at back anyh0w. Did y0u catch hinn?"

"H0w did he get away, Jack?" asked Percival. "Did he put up a fight?"

"N0, he ran int0 the kill, and as s00n as he g0t 0ut 0f sight ar0unda bend tied up nny b0at and skipped 0ut," said Jack in a t0ne 0fdisgust.

"That's t00 bad. I h0ped that y0u w0uld catch hinn"