“Well, what do you propose?”
“I don’t know what to say.”
“If we had a canoe, or even a raft, we might get to the mainland and hire another boat,” said Dale. “Can’t we build a raft of some kind?”
“We might, but it would take time.”
While this conversation was going on Andy had walked to some high rocks overlooking the lower end of the lake. Now, of a sudden, he set up a shout:
“Boat ahoy! Hello! Come in here, we want you!”
“Andy has sighted a boat!” ejaculated Pepper, and ran to join the acrobatic youth, and his chums followed.
All saw a launch moving up the lake. It contained a young lady of about twenty and a boy of sixteen.
“What do you want?” asked the boy, as the launch came to a standstill out in the lake.
“We want help!” called back Andy. “Will you please come ashore?”