“Thanks, Mr. Silverton,” Dobbs mumbled, shuffling toward the door.
His heavy boots sloshed through a trickle of water which had seeped unnoticed into the barn.
“The creek’s still rising!” he exclaimed, startled.
As Dobbs thrust open the barn door, more water trickled in.
Mr. Silverton seized the lantern from the floor. As he flashed it out-of-doors, he saw that the entire area near the house and barn was flooded.
“It’s coming up fast!” he exclaimed in dismay. “We’ve got to dynamite the log jam right away or the water will keep rising!”
CHAPTER 14
Trouble on Rabb Island
The rapidity with which the creek waters had flooded the low area and the higher ground where the barn was situated, alarmed Mr. Silverton and Sam Hatfield.
“Where is Fred?” the Cub leader asked anxiously. “And the other boys?”
“We left them at the creek, not far from the log jam,” Dan explained. “They’ve probably moved to higher ground somewhere along the old logging road. We told them to wait.”