Then another small gasoline craft took aboard the left-overs.

The crowd preferred to remain at this end of the course to see the finish.
"It won't take North Grammar long to wind your crowd up in the water," declared Hi Martin, as he and Dick stood at the end of the pier watching the departure.

Both were already in their bathing costumes.
"Maybe not," Dick assented.

"Yet you mustn't forget one fact, Hi." "What is that ?" "You mustn't forget that our fellows have already got their winning gait on this season." "Humph! We'll see." "It won't take us long, either," Dick continued.

"There, the fellows are piling on the raft." From the distance the spectators could see the two swimming teams lining up on the raft.