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Of course, we could never be on the water as long a time as we were before without being seen. The other time it was just a strange accident, due to the storm and the fog, I suppose." The girls and Miss Jenny Ann frowned thoughtfully. Somehow Phil's idea did not seem to be very pleasing. It was just such a night as the one on which the pretty houseboat had been cut adrift.
The trip had been full of adventures, but it now looked as if all would end happily. Without loss of time Dora and Nellie were taken care of and the houseboat was put into proper order for use by the Rovers and their friends. "Dat galley am a mess to see," said Aleck Pop. "But I don't care so long as dem young ladies am saved."
The houseboat party knew that their peril was over. Home and friends lay safe ahead of them. Yet neither Miss Jenny Ann nor one of her four girls looked perfectly happy. "Won't you let me show you to your cabins?" one of the officers suggested. Reluctantly the five women turned away.
After that a week slipped by with very little out of the ordinary happening. Day after day the houseboat moved down the river, stopping at one place or another, according to the desires of those on board. The weather continued fine, and the boys and girls enjoyed themselves immensely in a hundred different ways. All had brought along bathing suits and took a dip every day.
Curtis were both silent for a moment. The bright June sunshine flooded the room, offering a sharp contrast to Tania's sad little story. "You see why I wish to take her on the houseboat," pleaded Madge.
The girls had hung flags everywhere, and on the outside of the cabin, facing the water, Phyllis had hung a piece of white bunting with the word "Welcome" stamped on it in large letters. This was the first thing Madge would see as she came within sight of the houseboat. Inside the cabin the table was set for tea.
But I have a special reason for desiring to place the box in the care of some one who will never be suspected of having it. Will you keep it for me, say for a week, or until I ask you or write to you for it?" The skiff had nearly reached the houseboat. Madge and Phyllis were allowing the "Water Witch" to drift in. Their friends on board had seen them and were signaling for them to come aboard.
"I'd like to have heard that." Rick watched the tip of the cove. The speedboat from Spindrift should be coming shortly. "How about the plane?" he asked suddenly. "What did you do with it?" Scotty motioned to the other side of the houseboat. "It's anchored. I landed next to the JANIG team and got into the rowboat with them."
"Perhaps, when he sees we are girls, he will be sorry he took our boat away and will bring it back for us." "Let us go and see him at once," was Madge's sole response. After all, it was Eleanor's gentleness that won the day! She told the farmer, whom they found in the hay field, the whole story of the houseboat, and how they hoped to spend their holiday aboard it.
On our first trip our houseboat was anchored in a quiet, out-of-the-way place. We met Mrs. Curtis only by accident and had a few parties at the Belleview Hotel. This time we are to be Mrs. Curtis's guests.
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