Chapter 11: XI

XI News from the City Frank Hardy set his jaw with grim determination as he drove the motorboat into the storm. It was too late to turn back. The storm had swept up with such speed that Frank realized now that he had underestimated it. The wind was terrific and the waves were high. They battered against the staunch little boat, drenching the boys with flying spray. Frank headed toward the mainland, but then he saw that he could not hope to find shelter from the wind along the shore.…