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Wah-whoo-wah!" Eunice sent her clear, strong voice ringing across the smooth waters, but with no better success than before. "You don't suppose she's purposely hiding somewhere, do you?" asked Edna, doubtfully. "No, indeed," returned Eunice, promptly. "She's only forgotten, if anything, unless something has happened to her," she added, somewhat anxiously.
The call was a vigorous whoop, that had been long ago adopted. It consisted in drawing a deep breath, and then crying, "Wah-whoo-wah! wah-whoo-wah! Crick-et! Crick-et! wah-whoo-wah!" putting in the name of the person wanted. Eunice and Edna watched Cricket off, and then sauntered slowly across the island, to a dear little spot, their favourite nook.
"Oh, dear, I wonder if it will ruin it? Wave harder, Eunice. Wah-whoo-wah! Why don't you turn, whoever you are! I wonder if I can iron it out," went on poor Edna, distracted between the fear of injury to her beloved work and her desire to get off the island.
But you know there is about an hour and a half before ebb tide that the flats are bare, and, of course, it's the same time after that before enough water comes in to float a boat. I don't believe it's more than twelve now. Think of staying here till, say, four o'clock. Let's call again. She might be over on the other side of Clark's Island." "Wah-whoo-wah! Wah-whoo-wah! Come back, Cricket!
Wah-whoo-wah! wah-whoo-wah! Naughty, naughty Cricket! wah-whoo-wah!" shrieked Eunice, clapping her hands. But Edna instantly put her hands to her mouth to form a trumpet, and called with all her might: "Go back, Cricket! go back! You'll get aground." "Wah-whoo-wah!" came back faintly over the water, and they could see the little figure bend to the oar.
Nobody could digest her, for she would fly around so. I believe even the pieces of her would jump up and down in their stomachs." "I thought she would just row around the island, and then come back and hail us, at all events," said Eunice, laying down her book and standing up to give the call. The "wah-whoo-wah!" rang across the water, but brought no answering cry.
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