The struggle was renewed, and Ruth was hastening across the deck to stop it by the force of more authority than mere words, when Neale, who was steering the craft, called out.
“There’s the big water! We’re at Lake Macopic now!”
Hardly had the echo of his words died away than Dot cried:
“There! Now look what you did! You let go the string and my Alice-doll is gone!”
[CHAPTER XX—DRIFTING]
Dot burst into tears, and Tess, startled by the sudden tragic outcome of her prank, leaned so far over the edge of the boat to see what happened to the doll that Ruth cried:
“Be careful! You’ll fall! Don’t you go into the lake, as well as the doll!”
Tess bounced back on deck. She looked ashamed when she saw Dot crying.
“You can have one of my dolls when we get back home,” Tess offered. “Or you can have my half of Almira the cat, and all her kittens. I’ll give you my share.”
“I don’t want ’em! I want my Alice-doll!” wailed Dot.