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After twenty-four hours' driving before the storm, during which Willy never once awoke from his torpor, the vessel was not many leagues from the port of Cherbourg.
"What we need around here," said Lily, cheerfully, "is a little more calling. And if grandfather thinks it is unbefitting the family dignity he can put cotton in his ears. Come in, Ellen. Ellen, do you know that I met Willy Cameron in the camp?" "Willy!" squealed Ellen. "You met Willy? Isn't he a fine boy, Miss Lily?" "He's wonderful," said Lily. "I went to the movies with him every Friday night."
I composed my ruffled spirits as well as I could; but I found it impossible not to be nervous at the idea of Rose's first seeing me in such a plight, and I anxiously awaited her return. They came in at last, Rose, Willy, and Margaret; and after establishing Willy on his sofa, Rose's next care was to visit me. 'O Willy! O Margaret! she exclaimed, and burst into tears.
Parker drove in, and Wilson jumped from the fourth rung of his ladder. "Break time." They walked over to Parker's aging blue Mercedes. "How you doing, Patrick?" "He's having a little trouble with the pace," Willy said sitting down, placing his coffee on the grass. "Up yours," said Patrick. "But for what you're paying . . . " "Jesus," Parker said. "What's got into you today?"
He clearly understood the dangerous position in which they were placed. Willy Dicey asked Harry what he thought about the matter. "We must do our duty, and pray that the anchor may hold," answered Harry. "But if that gives way?" said Willy. "We must let go another, and then another." "But if they fail us, and no breeze springs up?" said Willy.
Gradually the light increased, and, as it did so, the work went on more rapidly. Willy had but little time to look about him, but he could not help every now and then glancing towards the east, which was now illuminated by a rich, ruddy glow, extending far and wide, gradually melting into a yellow tint, that again vanished in the dark-blue sky overhead.
At length Willy rose and pushed his way rapidly through the bushes toward the animals. There was a sudden "oof, oof," and Frank heard them rushing back down through the woods toward the marsh. "Somebody's hogs," he muttered, in disgust. "Frank! Frank!" called Willy, in a most excited tone. "What?" "It's the old spotted sow, and she's got a lot of pigs with her great big shoats, nearly grown!"
"She shouldn't have left home, Ellen." "They drove her out, I tell you," Ellen cried, irritably. "At least that's what it amounted to. There are things no high-minded girl will stand. Can you lend me some money, Willy?" He felt in his pocket, producing a handful of loose money. "Of course you can have all I've got," he said. "But you must not go to-night, Miss Ellen. It's too late.
After dinner Grace and Elfreda paddled up the river in the bark canoe, returning just before suppertime, faces flushed from their exercise, and eyes sparkling. Early next morning Willy Horse and the advance guard of the timber outfit arrived on the scene, as was evidenced by sundry shouts up-river.
"No, no, we don't want you fellows," cried the men. "You be off now, or you will be sorry for it." Two of the mutineers humbly petitioned to be allowed to keep with the party, when Willy at length told them that they might do so if they would behave better in future.
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