The Happy Hollisters and the Sea Turtle Mystery

The Happy Hollisters and the Sea Turtle Mystery — page 3
flipped over There was little dark-haired Sue Where’s the funny boat she demanded There It’s heading for our dock Pete a handsome boy of twelve raced ahead of the others to the shore front They all stood on the wooden pier and watched the speeding boat The Hollisters had never seen one like it before It was a wide flat-bottomed craft about twelve feet long Up front were two seats one back of the other Higher up behind these was a single chair made of metal tubing and sitting there was a bronze-skinned man with his left hand on a rudder stick This moved two fins like the tail end of an airplane and between them was mounted a metal tube about three feet long Crickets Pete called out as the boat whizzed past with a peculiar whistling sound That’s a little jet motor I’ve read about Florida airboats Pam said Could this be one The strange craft made a wide circle skimming over the calm surface of Pine Lake As it headed toward the shore again a dark-haired boy of Pete’s age ran into the yard Hi Dave Pete called Did you see that queer boat I thought maybe it was something your dad made said Dave Mead who was Pete’s best friend We’ve never seen it before Ricky replied Just then all the children gasped at once as the boat took a backward flip The driver was thrown from his 8