“Anyone in it?” asked Bob.
Once more Jerry looked carefully.
“Three persons!” he exclaimed. “Well, it’s all up with them. That boat can never make the passage.”
And, as he spoke, the frail craft was lost to view as a curtain of mist rolled down and hid the rushing river from sight.
[CHAPTER XXIV]
STRANGE GHOSTS
“Did you see that!” cried Bob.
“They’re drowned!” gasped Ned.
“What was it, an accident?” asked Professor Snodgrass.