“Are those young ladies safe?” asked the judge of the race, from the steam tug.
“They are,” answered Rossmore Ford.
“Good,” and the tug soon after that moved away, and so did the majority of the other boats.
“I owe you young gentlemen a good deal for saving my daughters,” said Rossmore Ford.
“I shall never forget what you did,” put in Laura, with a bright glance at Jack.
“You saved us from death,” came from Flossie, and gave Andy a grateful look.
“Your boom came around pretty lively,” said the young major.
“Yes. The—er—fact is, I don’t know as much about sailing a boat as I’d like to,” answered the owner of the yacht. “I’ll have to be more careful in the future.”
He asked the cadets their names, and then introduced himself and his daughters, and all shook hands.
“Pa, we’ll have to go home and put on some dry clothing,” said Laura.