He leaned far out, and grabbed the dog, which in another instant would have been beyond his reach.
Confuse-us’ eyes were shut and Confuse-us’ tail was still.
“Poor little dub,” echoed Aleck, sorrowfully.
“Quick,” cried Bob. “Bring him in!”
Their own danger was forgotten on the instant. They gathered around, and set to work with all the energy and earnestness that such a desperate case required, and their efforts were presently rewarded.
Confuse-us blinked his eyes, and, with returning consciousness, wagged his stubby tail; and a loud, long cheer went up, which did a bit more to bring the pup around.
“Now,” said Jack, with a shrug of his shoulders, “we had better get nearer the shore. That was a pretty close shave.”
“Rather!” said Tom. “Whew! I thought we were going down, sure.”
“If that boat had struck us squarely,” added Dave, “it would have been——”
“A case of swim,” put in Jack. “Plenty of excitement for one day, eh?”