"On the home stretch and running like a watch," Roundy declared. "We'll have time to get there and play an inning of baseball before the train starts. We can—"
"Shipwreck ahead!"
It was Bonfire's cry that brought the passengers of the boat to a sudden alertness.
"Tipped just now! Two of them in it! One of them stood up! There they are!"
The little craft ahead was keel up, with two heads bobbing alongside and two arms hugging tightly the side. Faintly, the light breeze brought cries of distress.
"One of them's a girl!"
"They're both girls!"
"What are they hollering for? They're all right if they just hang on. They can see us coming."
"You mean they're all right if they don't get panicky."