The little girl was still gasping for breath. The mother threw herself on the grass and did what she could for her. Soon the little girl gave a cry:
"Mamma!"
"Yes, darling, I am here!"
"Oh, dear! I am all wet!"
"Be thankful that your life has been spared."
"That boy brought me out of the water."
"Yes, dear—and he was brave to do it," answered the mother and beamed on Randy to such an extent that he had to blush.
By this time the two men had also come ashore. The steam was still blowing off on the tug but the danger appeared to be over. Later the engineer announced that a valve and a connection had broken, and the craft would have to remain where she was until towed off.
"I am glad to see you are all safe," said the man who ran the tug. "There wasn't very much danger on board."
"It looked bad enough," said one of the men who had leaped overboard. "I didn't want to get scalded."