Part 5 (2/2)
Can you coside?” This end was shortly accoirl up in their arms, Donald and Rand passed her to Mr Whilden and the captain
”Have you a doctor on board?” called Pepper ”She needs attention right away”
”Yes,” responded a gentle by ”I am a physician, I will take care of her”
At this ht sight of the girl ”Why it is Nellie! She is dead!” she cried, and would have fallen to the deck if she had not been caught by Mr Whilden
”Iet here?” adding a moment later as he looked more closely: ”Surely it is she Is there any hope for her, Doctor?”
”Of course there is,” replied the physician ”She is co men, who rescued her”
”And where are they?” asked Mr Whilden ”I had al to the boys, who had co hands with thehter I hadn't any idea she was anywhere near, and I don't see how it happened yet Why, hello, Frank!” addressing the youngthe water fro here?”
”Why, Nellie and I,” explained Frank, agitatedly--he had not yet recovered from the shock of his experience--”came down to visit Mabel, and ent out for a cruise on the river”
”But how did it happen?” interrupted Mr Whilden, ”I thought you kne to handle a canoe”
”I thought I did, too,” replied Frank, ”but Nellie saw you on the deck and, forgetting where she was, attempted to stand up to wave her handkerchief to you, and, the next thing we kneere all in the water”
”I can't thank you enough,” began Mr Whilden, again turning to the boys
”Not at all,” protested Rand, ”we are very glad ere in ti”
”Noent on Mr Whilden, ”isn't there so, thank you,” replied Donald ”Now that Miss Nellie is all right--I see that she is herself again--ill say good-by and go on”
”Good-by, then, and good luck,” said Mr Whilden, ”and if I can ever do anything for you, be sure and let me know”
”I want to thank you and to know you, too,” added Frank
”All right,” replied the boys as they pulled away frolad to see you anyti three blasts of her whistle as a farewell salute the Dart resumed her course up the river,
”Who were the boys?” asked Mrs Whilden a little later ”I want to reward them”
”Why I don't know,” replied Mr Whilden ”I clear forgot to get their names, after all”
”Well, I mean to find out for ”
CHAPTER VI
THE ENEMY MAKES A RAID