Part 11 (2/2)

Mollie made a hasty examination under the bottoic tones, ”there's a hole in the boat!”

”Don't say that!” begged A up

”Sit down!” sternly ordered Betty ”There is no danger! Sit down or you'll fall overboard!”

”Oh, but see the water!” cried the nervous A in faster!”

And indeed it was

”It is those twins!” declared Mollie ”I told theet in my boat, but theyso that it cao Quick! See if you can find it!”

There was a frightened search for the plug that fitted in a hole in the bottoh which aperture the water could be drained out when the craft was on shore

”It isn't here!” cried Grace ”Oh, Mollie!”

”Keep quiet! It et out Look for it! Find it! Or, if you can't, we'll stuff a handkerchief in the hole!”

Meanwhile the water continued to pour in through the bottohly wetting the skirts of the girls And they were now in the centre of the widest part of the river

CHAPTER VII

TO THE RESCUE

Rapidly the water rose in the boat It had now set the bottoirls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the inco water, fascinated for the !” cried Betty, usually the one to take the initiative

”Row ashore! Row ashore!” begged Amy ”It's so deep out here”

”It isn't much shallower near shore,” re?” and, pulling in her oars she began feeling about in the botto her hand around under the water

”Maybe the twins took it to ested Grace

”No, it couldn't have been out e started or the water would have come in at once,” said Mollie ”It has coo

We simply must find it!”

”Row ashore--row ashore!” insisted A the boat's head around, but the craft was now badly water-laden, and did nottheirls!” cried A deeper!”

”It certainly isn't stopping fro!”