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The lake was full of cross currents and even before they realised what had happened the canoe was several feet from shore. To Gladys it seemed like some new game and she clapped her hands and shouted in glee, "Daddy saily all aloney, far, far away!" She waved her baby arms and rocked back and forth in joy. Dotty and Dolly were for a moment paralysed with fright.
The child laughed and crowed, and as her language was limited she called both the girls Doddy, and beamed on them both impartially. Herself she called Daddy, being unable to achieve her own name. "Two Doddies take Daddy saily-bye!" she cried, waving her fat hands toward the lake. "Oh, no," said Dolly; "Daddy go saily-bye when Jack comes home." "No! no wait for Dak! Daddy 'ant to go saily now!
But the child bounced about in her new-found freedom and grasping each side of the canoe with her little hands began to rock it as hard as her baby strength would allow. "Oh!" breathed Dolly, who was watching with staring eyes; "sit still, little Gladys; don't rock the boat, dearie." "Ess; rock-a-by-baby, in a saily boat!" and again Gladys swayed the little craft from side to side.
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