As Bill started away, the girls tried to dissuade him.
“I wouldn’t stay here another hour if you’d give me the boat!” he retorted. “I’m going home!”
Jerking free from Louise who sought to hold him by main force, he moved off.
“At least telephone our folks when you get to Riverview!” Penny shouted indignantly. “Tell our parents that if they’re still interested in their daughters to come and lift us out of this sink hole!”
“Okay, I’ll do that,” Bill promised. “So long.”
After the sound of footsteps had died away, Louise and Penny sat down on the log and took stock of the situation.
“Any way you look at it, we’re just a couple of goats,” Penny said dismally. “It wouldn’t be so bad if Old Noah would take us into his ark with the rest of the animals, but he’s not at home.”
“Sara played a trick on us, our parents went off and hid, and I don’t think we can trust Bill too far,” Louise sighed. “Why do we stay here anyway?”
“Well, something could have happened to detain Sara.”
“I wish I could think so, but I can’t. It would serve her right to lose this boat—if it actually is hers.”