Part 12 (1/2)

Desperately she continued to feel about, while the other girls cast anxious eyes toward the shore, that now seeht!” exclaimed Betty ”We !” suddenly cried Mollie, pulling on so

”Ouch! That's hed Betty, in disappointed tones

”I thought I had it!” said Mollie ”Wait until I catch those twins!”

”We--we never ic experience; had gotten on her nerves

”Stop that!” commanded Betty, a bit sharply

”Oh, how fast the water is co to faint!”

”Don't you dare!” cried Mollie, quickly ”If you do I'll never speak to you again! There! Take that!” She reached over on the seat beside Grace, caught up a chocolate froirl's s, and also froirls, since we can't find that plug, we've got to do the next best thing”

”If we could only whittle one!” said Betty

”If we had a knife we ht cut a piece off one of the oars, or the side of the boat,” went on Mollie, ”but as we haven't--we can't We h!”

”It's no tiet ashore”

”Nonsense!” cried Betty ”We've got to If we can't find a plug, orin the hole Girls, your handkerchiefs!” She see hers into a sort of cylindrical shape as she spoke The other girls saw her idea, and passed over their tiny squares of linen, which Betty rolled with her own

”That's one of ot it on ood cause--never et it back, you knoe get ashore”

”If we ever get ashore, you mean,” spoke Amy

”Stop it!” coet ashore Now, Billy, where is that hole?”

”Wherever the water see in fastest,” replied the owner of the boat ”Oh, be quick, Betty We can't float er!”

”Well, we can swi about for the hole in the bottom of the boat Meanwhile she looked closely at the surface of the water in the craft, which had now risen until it was close to the under side of the seats The girls were quite wet The boat was harder than ever to row

”That plug ought to be floating soht in a crack, or under one of the seats,” said Mollie ”Hurry up, Betty The hole is right near where you were feeling that ti up,” added Amy ”Oh, do hurry, or we'll sink!”

”Well, then we can swi we all kno”