CHAPTER IV[ToC]
WHAT MAX DID
Max ran up the beach at top speed, intent upon finding his "chum," and telling him that Gwen was actually in the tub, and then, daring him to race back and see her floating about in the shallow water.
Max and Jack had wagered a quantity of marbles that no girl, not even Gwen Harcourt, would dare to float in the rough old tub.
When Max reached the place where Jack had promised to wait for him, Jack was no where to be seen.
"Scamp!" cried Max. "He's gone off so as not to pay over those marbles I won. Well, he'll not get off so easy, for I'll find him, and make him pay!"
With never a thought of Gwen, he started along the beach to search for Jack.