When they arrived at the cove they found Giant and Whopper gazing up and down and across the water in perplexity. The rowboat, with the larger portion of their outfit, was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's the boat?" demanded Snap.
"That's what we want to know," answered Giant.
"Didn't you leave it tied up?"
"Certainly I did—-to this elderberry bush."
"Well, where is it now
"Don't ask me."
"Did Giant tie the boat?" asked the doctor's son. He had not seen the craft since the parting at the rapids.
"Yes, I did—-and I tied it good and fast, too," answered the small youth. "Snap saw me do it."
"Yes, I saw him tie it up, but I thought maybe he shifted the boat afterward."