As she bent down she noticed that a little water was seeping in through the boards.
“Say, I think this old boat is leaking!” she cried.
“It always does a little,” Hanny replied, picking up the oars.
Vevi and Connie moved their feet so that their shoes would not get wet.
“Shove us off,” Hanny urged the Brownies who had remained ashore.
Jane gave the boat a mighty push. Out it shot into the current. For a moment, before slowing down, the craft went almost as fast as if it had a motor.
“Say, this is fun!” shouted Vevi.
Jane, Rosemary and Sunny ran along the bank beside the boat. When they reached the fence that separated Mr. Van Der Lann’s property from the Mattox farm, they had to stop.
Hanny began to row. She handled the oars very well and kept the boat steady in the middle of the canal.
“Say, this old boat is leaking fast!” Vevi observed very soon. “My feet are getting wet.”