Jerry and the girls ran to the river bank. Below they could see a man struggling in the water and hear his choked cry for help.
Jerry kicked off his shoes.
“Wait!” commanded Penny. “You may not need to jump in after him. That boat will be there in a minute.”
She indicated a tugboat which had passed beneath the bridge and was swerving toward the struggling man. As the young people anxiously watched, they saw it lay to while the captain fished the victim from the water with a boat-hook.
“Thank goodness for that,” murmured Penny. “I hope the poor fellow is all right.”
“And I hope our driver catches the man who did the pushing,” declared Louise feelingly. “I never witnessed a more vicious attack in my entire life!”
As she spoke, the cabman recrossed the bridge, scrambling down to the river bank.
“The fellow got away,” he reported. “He had a car waiting.”
“You didn’t see the license number?” Jerry inquired.
“Not a chance.”