deathly pale and shaking like a man with the ague when at last they
got ashore, none too soon.

The river was white with foam, and it was no place for a small boat
with the wind blowing sharply down from the mountains.

"You should have come in with the others," said the colonel sharply
when the two bullies landed. "If you take another such risk you will
be prohibited from going on the river at all. As it is, you will
not go out again to-day."

Herring knew that there was no appeal from this decision, as the
colonel was the physical instructor as well as drillmaster, and the
doctor never disputed his word in cases which were so palpably just
as in this instance.

"Pete wanted to show off," chuckled Billy Manners, "and got come up
with. He can't bully the colonel if he can bully the small boys."

"He can't bully all of them either," said Harry, "for some of them
won't take it from him even if they can't fight him."

As it happened to be pleasant in the afternoon, and many of the boys
were out on the river in boats, Herring felt the effect of his
foolish boasting, and was greatly chagrined that he was cut off from
a very enjoyable sport.

Jack took Percival's boat out and made very good speed with it so
that Dick said with a grin: