The Rover Boys on the Ocean - Or, a chase for a fortune by Edward Stratemeyer
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"Come, we must save him, Tom!"
"Yes, yes," was the puffing answer, for Tom was swimming as never before, and for a brief instant he remembered that awful adventure Sam had had at Humpback Falls, the summer previous. At that time the youngest Rover had nearly lost his life in the water. It was Dick who gained the spot first, just as Sam came up and went down again -- totally unconscious. Diving, the elder Rover caught his brother around the chest, under the arms. "Sam, Sam, what is it?" he questioned, and as no reply came back his heart almost stopped beating. What if his brother was dead? The agony of the thought was terrible beyond description. "Can I help you?" The question came from Tom, who was now at the side of the others. "Catch hold of one arm, if you will," answered Dick. "He's a dead weight." "Oh!" The moan came so unexpectedly that both Tom and Dick were amazed. Then of a sudden Sam opened his eyes and clutched Dick by the throat. "Save me!" Clearly the youngest Rover was out of his mind or he would not have taken such a hold. As it was, Dick was nearly strangled and had to unlock the fingers by sheer force. Then Sam grabbed him again, and it looked as if both would go down to a watery grave. |
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