"Isn't it silly?" Alice suddenly exclaimed.
"What?" Paul wanted to know.
"Getting lost like this! It's too funny—"
"I wish I could see it, my dear," observed Ruth.
"Try to," urged Mrs. Maguire. "It does seem a bit odd to be lost like this, and maybe the steamer only just around the corner."
"Probably she is," agreed Russ. "We must call again!"
This time they united their voices in a shout that carried far, but the only effect it had was to disturb some of the denizens of the forest.
"But what are we going to do?" queried Ruth. "We—we can't stay here all night."
"We may have to," answered Russ, grimly enough.
"Oh, please don't say that!" she faltered.