"And neither did I," added the other.
It appeared that neither of the men knew the lady excepting by name. She was, however, fairly well known to the tug captain, and had gone up the river on the craft to please her little girl.
"I am sorry for this, Mrs. Shalley," said the tug owner. "I must say, I don't know what to do."
"I must get dry clothing on Helen pretty soon."
"The tug is wet from end to end from the escaped steam."
"If I was down at Riverport I could go to the hotel," went on Mrs. Shalley.
"We can take you down in our rowboat," said Jack. "It won't take very long."
"Can I trust myself in the boat?"
"Certainly, if you'll only sit still."
The matter was talked over, and it was decided that the lady and her little girl should be taken down to Riverport by Randy and Jack. The party was soon on the way.