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The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale; Or, camping and tramping for fun and health
Author: Laura Lee Hope Genre: Young AdultThe Outdoor Girls of Deepdale; Or, camping and tramping for fun and health
fully afloat, and the girls in vain tried to raise their feet out of the i
thing!" cried Betty, usually t
ore!" begged Amy. "I
become of that plug?" and, pulling in her oars she began feeling abo
t to make a cat's cradl
ater would have come in at once," said Mollie. "It has
row ashore!"
as now badly water-laden, and did not move quickly. The
er voice trembling somewh
from coming in," murmured M
hile the other girls cast anxious eyes tow
at in sight!" exclaimed Bet
lug!" suddenly cried Mol
foot-my toe!" cri
ed Betty, in dis
said Mollie. "Wait unt
tered Amy, whose recent rather tragic
ommanded Betty
in!" moaned Grace. "I'm going to
race, caught up a chocolate from a bag and thrust the confection into the tall girl's mouth. "That will keep you from saying such silly thi
nly whittle on
the side of the boat," went on Mollie, "but as we haven't-we can
t tours now!" moaned Amy.
, or make one, we'll have to stuff something in the hole. Girls
she spoke. The other girls saw her idea, and passed over th
ighed Grace, as she parted with
marked Betty, firmly. "And you'll get
ashore, you me
in, sharply. "Of course we'll get ash
stest," replied the owner of the boat. "Oh,
oat. Meanwhile she looked closely at the surface of the water in the craft, which had now risen until it
floating somewhere he
the seats," said Mollie. "Hurry up, Betty. The hol
bubbling up," added Amy. "
aid Betty, coolly. "It's a
clothes!" pr
ave the handkerchiefs in the hole!" she exclaimed, as she forced
Grace. Indeed, they were all
for shore, but they had only rowe
is still
er, Betty had thrust in the handkerchiefs. There was a string of small bub
Help!" sudden
matter?" demande
man-or a boy! He must come out and rescue us!" sa
" came the hail fro
, making a megaphone of her h
th on shore-the girls could now see that he was a youth-began shoving out a boat. He did no
alconer!" cried Betty.
'll have to swim
e!" suddenly cried Amy. "Oh,
ow we have some chance. If he can only make P
e argument," said Grace. "O
and Percy seemed to be having a difference of opinion, and it appeared that Percy wanted to shine
Will could be heard to cry.
y, the wind now carrying
insisted Will, f
ost whined Percy. "They
ou, and we'll make better time even if you do put back. Come on, or
is threat into execution. At any rate, he swung the big boat around and a few moments later Will and he, t