“But you heard that big splash, didn’t you?” cried the frightened Jessie. Then she began to shout as loud as she could: “Help! Help! Henrietta’s overboard! She’s gone overboard, I am sure!”
CHAPTER IX—GOSSIP OUT OF THE ETHER
Jessie’s cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
“Where is she? Do you see her? Throw out a buoy!” exclaimed the young owner of the yacht. “Hey, Skipper Pandrick! Lower the boat.”
“Man overboard!” shouted Burd Alling.
“Get out!” exclaimed Darry. “It’s not a man at all. It’s little Hen. Is that right, Jessie? Did you see her fall?”
“No-o,” replied Jessie. “But she’s not here. Where else could she have gone?”
Burd stared up and all about. Amy said promptly:
“You needn’t look into the air, Burd. Hen certainly didn’t fly away.”
The skipper arrived, but he was not excited. “Who did you say had gone overboard, Mr. Darry?” he asked.