Excerpt: ..."She is that," agreed Walter. "Say, it's going to be no joke to get Cora's car up that hill of sand," declared Ed, glancing back to it. 119 "We can pull her up with ropes if we have to," said Jack. "I wonder where our bungles are, anyhow? Notice that 'bungles'-patent applied for!" "I fancy those over there," remarked Mrs. Fordam, pointing to two that stood somewhat removed from a group of cottages. "Yes," the chaperone went on, "I can see Aunt Susan in the door of one waving to us." "Me for Aunt Susan, then!" ...
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Excerpt: ..."She is that," agreed Walter. "Say, it's going to be no joke to get Cora's car up that hill of sand," declared Ed, glancing back to it. 119 "We can pull her up with ropes if we have to," said Jack. "I wonder where our bungles are, anyhow? Notice that 'bungles'-patent applied for!" "I fancy those over there," remarked Mrs. Fordam, pointing to two that stood somewhat removed from a group of cottages. "Yes," the chaperone went on, "I can see Aunt Susan in the door of one waving to us." "Me for Aunt Susan, then!" cried Jack. "I hope she has something to eat!" "Eat!" gasped Belle. "Do you boys think that Aunt Susan is going to cook for you?" "Yes, wasn't that the arrangement?" inquired Jack, blankly. "Indeed not!" was the quick answer. "You boys are to do your own providing." "Well, we can do it!" spoke Walter, quickly. "And, mind, don't ask us for some of our pie and cake." "Don't worry," remarked Bess, with a shrug of her shoulders. The little accident in the bay had not attracted much attention. Several who had run down to the water's edge, now that they saw the two rescued, strolled away again, while the boats that had started toward the capsized one veered off as the occupants saw the one containing Cora move away, and noted the girl swimming. 120 Of course Cora and Eline could have reached the lighthouse much quicker than Rosalie Haley had they desired, but Cora was a bit diffident about rowing up to meet a strange man with his rescued son, leaving the daughter swimming out in the bay. "We'll just keep with her," whispered Cora to Eline, nodding toward the swimmer, "and let her do the explaining." "Yes," agreed Eline. They rowed on for a time in...
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