The Scientific American Boy; Or, the Camp At Willow Clump Island
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He never told a lie under other circumstances, but when it came to a question of courage he had the habit of stretching facts 88 The Scientific American Boy. to the very limit. Even in this case, he said that he started out with the idea of shooting the rapids, and if we hadn't flustered him so, he would not have bumped into the bank and turned about so many times. Dutchy was a very glib talker. He nearly persuaded us that it was all done intentionally, and his thrilling account of the wild das...h between the rocks and through the shower of spray stirred us up so that we all had to try the trick too. Shooting the Rapids. The next day, while Uncle Ed was taking a nap, we stole off to the upper end of Lake Placid, each one towing a plank. We needn't have been so afraid of Uncle Ed, for we found out later that he intended to try a plank ride through the rapids himself next time he went in swimming. Down Lake Placid we paddled in single column to the mill-race. In a moment the current had caught us and we were off.
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