Part 4 (1/2)
She was a hteen years, tall and slender, with brown hair and big brown eyes She appealed to our hero as she spoke
”I don't see what else there is to do,” he answered, ”unless you want to be taken to our steamer”
”What place is your steamer bound for?”
”We hope to make Portland some time this afternoon”
”Oh indeed! Then I think I would rather go aboard that stea lady ”What do you think, Aunt Bess?”
she went on, appealing to the woman in the rowboat, who by this tie into the sea
”I think I would like to get ashore as soon as possible, Della,”
returned the aunt ”I just hate the water, anyway, and I don't think I'll take another sea trip in a hurry”
”Oh, say, Miss Ford, you er is all over,” put in the fourth person who had been picked up--a young e ”Didn't you hear the captain say that the fire was out?”
”Yes, I know,” answered Della Ford ”But I'irl looked rather helplessly at those around her
”Where is that stea somewhere outside of Cape Cod,” answered the stout uess Mr Appleby will have to give the trip up for the present He's the er of our company, you know,” he added, by way of explanation
”What sort of a company is that--a theatrical co-picture co to the Appleby Fil-picture actors!” cried Ben, with interest
”Yes,” answered the young et into any such scene as this,” he added, with a short laugh
By this time a number of those in the rowboats had been assisted to the deck of the stea down to those in the rowboated to you for what you did for me,”
cried the stout uess I was foolish to juer”
”It's too bad Case didn't get a picture of that scene,” said the young man named Porton ”It would have been a dandy to work into one of the sea draried to all of you,” went on Ward Porton ”If there are any charges, send the bill to Mr Thoht to reward you handso a part of his company” And with these words he followed the stout man to the deck of the stea up?” ca-picture company, as he leaned over the rail
”Oh, Mr Appleby, I don't want to stay out here!” cried Della Ford, ”and neither doesto Portland Maybe we had better go there and take the train to Boston”
”Oh, there is no use in doing that, Miss Ford,” answered the er
”The fire is out, and it is perfectly safe on board now You had better come up here I will help you,” and he reached doith his hand
”I don't suppose it will be just the right thing to do, to desert the coirl's aunt ”We still have to act in several scenes on the shi+p, you must remember”