CHAPTER XX
A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT
"Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler. "He'll be drowned! Save him, some one!"
There was much commotion on the float. The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
"Get back! get back!" cried Dan Woodhouse. "Get a boathook, some one!"
"We will!" cried the Jersey twins, and together they darted for the place where the rowing craft were stored.
Langridge seemed stupefied at the result of his act. He stood there, peering down into the water beneath which Tom had disappeared.
"Get back, I tell you! Get back!" yelled Woodhouse. "We can't get him out if you tilt the float so. We'll all be in the water!"
Understanding this, the crowd of lads and girls moved back. Captain Woodhouse was peering over the edge of the dock, looking for a sight of Tom, and meanwhile was taking off his coat and vest, preparatory to a plunge in.
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