CHAPTER XIV 

 A ZIGZAG TRIP AND A ZOO 



D'YE want to take some risk, runnin' the 

 creek, this morning?" 



"Guess we've got to, haven't we, Cap- 

 tain?" I replied. 



"Nope, we can get out lines and snub her all 

 the way down. It'll pretty near use up the day, 

 though." 



"The other way is to let her go flying, engine 

 and current, both full speed?" 

 "Sure!" 



"Can you make the turns?" 

 "Some of 'em, not all. Every man must take 

 a pole and fend off lively. The bushes will 

 scratch us up a lot and we'll likely carry away 

 something. It will be fun, though, and I'd like 

 to try it if you don't mind." 



As I didn't mind, we cleared the deck of every- 

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