Bridget sent Mose a resentful look and flounced angrily from the kitchen, while Mose shook with silent amusement at his competitor in culinary arts.
The guests departed in the sunset glow and the Pentagoet Tribe felt that they had acquitted themselves unusually well, thereby earning a good night’s sleep.
CHAPTER FIVE
WINNING THE DEGREE OF SHINGEBIS
FOR the next few days the Island Tribe was busy getting up Swimming Coups. Shingebis made sure he had passed the necessary tests for the Swimming Degree. He had won the coup for swimming one hundred yards a long time before but had now to swim with all clothes on. This promised to be great sport and every one looked forward to the exhibition with delight.
The morning dawned bright and warm. By eleven A. M. the sun shone hot upon the calm bay, and the high tide before luncheon was just what was wanted for the exhibitors.
Miriam and her little sister Betty arrived about ten o’clock and shortly after, the Rosemary Aunt and Uncle with Trixie came scrambling up the steps from the floating-stage. Soon the procession of “Annette Kellermans” in rubber bathing caps of every colour, and the boys brown-legged and brown-armed, ran down the well-worn path leading to Treasure Cove, a genuine Island sight.
Suddenly Fred stopped and turned to Billy who unexpectedly collided with him.
“Say! We forgot the sand bag!” exclaimed Fred.
“Gee! So we have—I’ll run back and hunt one,” offered Billy, starting for the bungalow to find a bag that would hold the necessary five pounds of sand.