“Were they rubber?” asked Belle.
“Go through and see,” was all Jack would answer.
“I’ll try it,” volunteered Paul.
“So will I,” added Cora bravely.
“Oh, don’t!” begged Belle.
“Of course I will. I’m not afraid, after Ed, Walter and Jack have been through it. Besides, look at all the other girls and ladies who venture in.”
“That’s the way to talk,” said the attendant admiringly. “In you go, young lady,” and he assisted Cora upon the narrow footpath of the first “tub.” Cora went through it all, with Paul close behind her. It was all perfectly proper, and not too rough, and the girl thoroughly enjoyed it, even to the two rolling machines. She came back with her cheeks flushed from the exercise and excitement.
“Go ahead, girls!” urged Cora to her chums. “It is a most novel experience.”
“I would, only for the wringers,” agreed Bess.
“And I would—only—only for the slide,” declared Belle, and no amount of urging could induce her or her sister to venture the novelty. But they had lots of fun watching others get “washed,” and even Hazel took a trip, with Jack to keep her company, for he reconsidered his determination not to take another “dip.”