The motion destroyed the balance she had gained. She uttered a stifled ejaculation and wavered again. Laura stretched out a hand and wickedly nudged the victim.
"Oh, don't!" yelled Nan, and she leaped down upon the mattresses.
Rhoda completely lost her equilibrium. She uttered another scream and stepped out into space.
"Man overboard!" shouted Laura.
And as Rhoda fell the girl with the dipper flung its contents over the flying figure of the new girl.
CHAPTER V
RHODA IS UNPOPULAR
The blindfolded Rhoda came down so awkwardly that Nan feared she would be hurt. The girl from Tillbury screamed a warning—which was useless.
But in that exciting moment Nan noted something that afterward gave her a sidelight upon Rhoda Hammond's character. As the Western girl felt herself going she snatched off the blindfolding towel.
Self-possession! Rhoda owned that attribute, largely developed. She was cool, if angry.