"Sure," he said, "because if a boat has a _fixed engine_, it has to have a license and a certain kind of whistle and bell and lights and all that." "A fixed engine ?" I said, "if we had one it probably wouldn't be fixed." "They meant a stationary engine," he said, "you crazy Indian." "What else did they say ?" I asked, because I was still kind of nervous.
"They told us we should have a life preserver for everybody on board and a fog horn." Cracky, wasn't I relieved.

"Isn't Pee-wee fog horn enough ?" I said.
Just the same it started me thinking about Lieutenant Donnelle again, and after I went to bed I kept on thinking about him, so I couldn't get to sleep.

One thing, I knew I liked him a lot, that was sure.

But now since I knew about the new law, that a motor boat has to have a license, I wondered why Jake Holden didn't have one and have the number on his boat, like everybody has to.

Anyway, it was lucky for him that he didn't have any number on, because now they'd have a hard job finding him, especially because I knew he didn't give his right name.
And then I began wondering about the adventure that Jake and Lieutenant Donnelle had.