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"No, wait a moment, Harriet," answered the young woman in charge of the party, "I will ask. Surely the guide should be here to meet us, since Miss McCarthy's father had arranged for it." "You are looking for a guide, Miss?" questioned a voice at her side. Miss Elting, the guardian of the party, glanced up inquiringly. She looked into a face of which she could see but little.
For some unaccountable reason the driver put on a little more speed. Then came Jane McCarthy's voice, in a quick, warning shout: "Here's trouble. Jump, girls! Jump! We're going in!" They did not know what it was that they were going into, but not a girl of them obeyed Jane's command. Margery half-arose from the seat. Hazel pulled her back. "Sit still, girls!" commanded Miss Elting.
I told the owner to slap some new clothes on her, and make her presentable by to-morrow, sure. How do you like the idea, girls?" "Oh, it's just too glorious for anything," cried Margery, now awakened to the possibilities of having a sailboat of their very own. Tommy regarded her quizzically, opened her mouth to speak, then closed her lips. "What is it, dear?" questioned Miss Elting.
If you can get the end of a plank on one of the beams you will have done something really worthwhile." Miss Elting, Jane, Hazel and Harriet each were assigned to "man" the end of a plank. "Now, all together! Hee o hee!" shouted Janus. A plank slid easily underneath the stomach of the near horse and came to rest on a beam. "Hooray!" cheered the guide.
The other girls were standing about, sleepily rubbing their eyes, for it was now midnight, and they were weary both from the physical exertions of the day and night, as well as because of the many hours that had elapsed since they left their beds shortly after daylight. "Is there anything more we can do for you?" risked Janus, with added respect. "Nothing more, thank you," returned Miss Elting.
Dickinson, however, was not easily insulted. "Of course, if if you wish, I yes, of course," he mumbled. Miss Elting handed him two dollars. Dickinson led the way down to the dock, though without enthusiasm. "There's the tub," he said, pointing toward what appeared, at first glance, to be a huge box. "That is it." The girls walked out on the dock and stood gazing at the boat.
Miss Elting and Jane followed behind the litter, with which Harriet and Janus made good progress, though Hazel had to do some clever balancing in order to keep the affair right side up. For nearly half an hour the two bearers bore their burden without halting. It proved easier work than Harriet had expected, and perhaps that fact gave her too great assurance.
"And then the wise housekeeper forgot all about her supper," interrupted Miss Elting, amid a chorus of laughter and many blushes from Harriet, who, in the excitement of planning to get the better of George Baker and his friends, had forgotten her household duties. "Very good. I will confess that I have been dilatory. What do you girls wish for supper?"
"If I thought you could be depended upon, for once, to drive safely " began Miss Elting somewhat dubiously. "What is your pleasure, girls?" "We want to go with Jane," was the chorus. "Hurrah!" cried Jane. "It's settled. I'll promise to bring you back home all safe and sound." The day was spent in shopping at the village store, as their belongings had all been aboard the ill-fated "Red Rover."
He held a coil of rope in his hands. "Look out below," he called, sending the coil shooting down the slab of granite. "By taking hold of the rope, and bracing the body at the proper angle, you mountain climbers ought to be able to walk right up. Who is coming first?" "Let Mith Elting go, tho we can laugh at her," suggested Tommy teasingly. "Thhe won't care if we laugh." "Do!" giggled Margery.
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