"By no means," exclaimed all the boys, in a breath.
"We want you to help us carry out our programme," added George Prime.
"Well, all the help you will get from me won't amount to much, you may be sure of that," said Tom, to himself; and his cousins were so well acquainted with him that they could tell pretty nearly what he was thinking about.
"Have you spoken to Wayring about proposing you for the yacht club?" asked Scott.
Tom, with unblushing mendacity, replied that he had.
"I don't believe the regatta will amount to much this year," remarked one of the boys who had not spoken before. "If Matt Coyle carries out the threats he made yesterday, there won't be any yachts to contend for the prizes. You heard about that, I suppose?" he added, turning to Tom and his cousins.
"We were present when a legal process of some kind was served on him yesterday, and we heard Matt say that he wouldn't go away," answered Loren. "But when we came around
