"I
haven't thanked my life preservers yet for what they did. If you
had not been there where you were the accident never would have
happened," she added boldly.
For a moment the four Go Ahead boys stared blankly at the girl,
who apparently had forgotten all their efforts to rescue her and
her companion. Fortunately for the boys they had had other suits
of clothing in the cabin of their boat so that all four now were
clothed and dry. But to have all their heroism forgotten and to
be blamed for being the cause of the accident was something which
had not even remotely occurred to them.
"Yes," declared the girl, "if you had left us alone we wouldn't
have tipped over."
"What was it we did?" demanded George.
"Why you came up with your old motor-boat and when I tried to be
polite, Mildred thought she had to do the same thing, and then
over we went."
"Well, that was the time when it was fortunate for you that we
happened to be nearby," said John dryly.
"That's just what you had to do; you couldn't have helped
yourselves."
In spite of the words of the animated girl, who apparently now
had recovered her spirits and strength, it was plain to the boys
that she was genuinely grateful for the rescue which they had
made. She was a deeply interested spectator of the work of the
boys in casting off and starting their swift boat and even
insisted upon being permitted to steer part of the way.
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