Even as she spoke, a wave struck the horse, and over she went!
One by one the Brownies took their turn. Vevi was the last one to ride. When a wave upset the horse, she clung to his neck for a long while. But finally she ran out of breath and had to let go.
“That was fine!” approved Barney. “You stayed under water a long time, Vevi.”
Connie stood watching a swimmer far out near the pier. She was afraid he might be in danger for she could see he was in very deep water.
“Oughtn’t you to save him?” she asked the lifeguard anxiously.
“That’s Raymond Curry, a guard at the hotel beach,” Barney told her. “He’s an expert swimmer. Each day he swims from the hotel beach over here, a distance of nearly a quarter of a mile.”
“My, he must have strong muscles!” exclaimed Rosemary. “Will we be able to swim that far after we’ve had a few more lessons?”
“I’m afraid not,” Barney smiled. “Raymond has been swimming all his life and has won several medals.”
The children watched the lifeguard for awhile.
He was swimming very smoothly away from Silver Beach. At times his head would disappear from view. But a moment later, it would pop up again between the waves.