“Hello! Something’s up!” exclaimed Jerry, who was guiding the swift craft.
“Hope nobody has fallen overboard,” observed Ned, anxiously.
A moment later they heard a shrill voice crying:
“He’s got it! There it is! Hold his legs, somebody! Don’t let him fall in! Oh, he’s got it! A big one, too!”
“That’s Andy Rush!” cried Bob. “It sure is!”
“Yes, and somebody is evidently in the water,” chimed in Ned. “Hurry up!”
“No, he spoke of an ‘it,’” declared Jerry. “And there isn’t quite enough excitement to indicate a drowning.”
“Well, speed up and see what it is,” suggested Ned.
“Hurray! He’s got it!” cried Andy Rush, and the excitable chap could be seen dancing about the outer edge of the crowd on the dock.