"She's won!" Jess shrieked over and over, jumping up and down. "Margy won the race! Girls! boys! did you see her?"
Polly had seen her, but she had also heard something. Back in the crowd a woman's voice was raised in excitement.
"Have you heard about Ella Mooney?" she was asking.
BAD NEWS
The dripping Margy was quickly surrounded by a laughing, congratulating group, but even as Polly put her sweater around her, she was wondering about Ella Mooney. Had anything happened to her?
There was no time to ask questions, for there were still three races to be decided. Jess and Artie and Ward were eager to win a prize, and the "fat" class was the next event scheduled.
Just about the plumpest children you ever saw were entered in that race. The mayor of Sunrise Beach was heard to remark that it showed what the sea air could do—he gave the beach all the credit for the fat, healthy children who pranced out on the platform and announced that they were ready.