The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea; Or, The Loss of The Lonesome Bar

ns. Deep down in her inner consciousness was the feeling that, though the surf was breaking over her, underneath her was something solid, immo

long her spine. Again was her wonderment aroused. Little by little her heavy eyelids struggled open. But he

ands and feet are on something sol

iet. It struck Harriet as peculiar that Tommy was able to sit on the water with nearly half her body out of the water. Harriet then discovered that she wa

pled over and lay on her side, partly covered with water. "Land!" breathed H

fted Grace to a sitting posture. Her blood had begun to

t's land. We are on solid g

fort to get Grace wide enough awake to understand what Harriet was saying, but after a short time Tommy seemed

n thhore?" s

able to support herself. She slipped a cold arm about Grace's waist. "Make your feet go." The two girls stumbled forward, Tomm

ve me!" moaned Tom

ls wide awake and cleared their clouded minds. They once

et me die," insisted Tommy, strugglin

must do something. It is all I can do to take care of myself. Now, please,

wkward attempts to s

What ith the uthe of tr

s that that saved our lives after we were overcome.

in deep water ag

ear the shore. I don't believe there would be a

Tommy's voice was

it. Swim. That

can

ill swim

dazed she might have smelled the vegetation on shore, not so very far from them, but of this she took no heed. She swam, summoning all her strength to the task, knowing that she would not be able to keep up much longer. Then all at once her hands t

mmy! We've

muttere

and began backing toward shore,

idly getting to dry land. Here, unlike the beach fronting the camp, the ground sloped gradual

ut she decided that it must be to the right of them. In this surmise Harriet was correct, but the camp was farther away than she had t

step; I'm tired ou

agreed Gra

er's arms. They were almost instantly asleep. Tired nature could endure no more, an

ns of the missing Meadow-Brook Girls had been found. Ever since the dawn, however, Crazy Jane McCarthy had been taking account of the direction of the wind, which was blowing across th

heard at the camp, but was not. She had discovered the gi

king her. Harriet raised her heavy eyelids, sat up

reakfatht,"

ered Harriet, trying to keep from l

were both drowned. Don't tell me a thing now. I'll go right ba

us except that we are tired out. Tommy, Tommy, wake u

to think. I want

fort to get the girl to try to walk. Harriet herself would have much preferred going back to sleep, but after a time, with their arms about Tommy, they managed to ge

iscovered slowly approaching. There was a wild rush to meet them. Every girl in camp,