They were hurled up against the paddle wheel of the steamboat, and then disappeared entirely from view.
Jack Broxton gave a groan.
“Harry is lost!”
Jerry shuddered.
“It looks like it,” he replied.
The captain of the steamboat did not dare to move his craft for fear he would do more harm than good.
The mother of the girl continued to struggle to free herself.
But now a cry was heard. It came from the stern of the steamboat.
“There they are!”
“The girl is safe and so is that brave young man.”