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The Rambler Club's house-boat

Chapter 2: Introduction
By W. Crispin Sheppard
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A group of adventurous boys take command of a house-boat for a cruise up the Hudson, encountering rescues, new friendships, misunderstandings, and a sequence of episodic exploits. They assist a young former tutor who joins their party, face rivalries and accidents including a collision and a struggle to retain the vessel, and encounter a variety of characters whose interventions complicate and then resolve disputes. Episodes include mechanical troubles, social encounters, sporting contests, and nocturnal rescues, and the voyage concludes with reconciliations and the successful close of the cruise.

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The Rambler Club’s House-boat

Introduction

The earlier adventures of Bob Somers and his friends have been described in “The Rambler Club Afloat,” “The Rambler Club’s Winter Camp,” “The Rambler Club in the Mountains,” “The Rambler Club on Circle T Ranch,” “The Rambler Club Among the Lumberjacks,” “The Rambler Club’s Gold Mine,” and “The Rambler Club’s Aeroplane.”

“The Rambler Club’s House-boat” deals with the adventures on the Hudson of the Rambler boys and Jack Lyons and his friends.

They have an exciting and enjoyable time on the historic river, and begin to appreciate its varied beauty and charm.

When the “Gray Gull,” Jack Lyons, Master, is close to Yonkers Bob Somers is the means of aiding a young man in distress. Formerly he had been the tutor of a boy residing at Nyack; but, for a reason which reflects no discredit upon him, he lost his position.

A friendship springs up all around. The lads on the house-boat meet the Nyack boy, who is enthusiastic over the idea of such a trip, and decides to join.

Misunderstandings arise, and for a while the trip of the “Gray Gull” promises to be the means of causing much trouble. But events so shape themselves that in the end right prevails, and his chance meeting with the boys turns out to be a fortunate thing for the former tutor.

W. Crispin Sheppard.