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The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat By: Janet Aldridge |
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Or, The Stormy Cruise of the Red Rover by Janet Aldridge Author of
The Meadow Brook Girls Under Canvas ,
The Meadow Brook Girls Across Country ,
The Meadow Brook Girls in the Hills , etc. Illustrated 1913 [Illustration: "It's the 'Red Rover'!"] CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. SCENTING A MYSTERY II. CRAZY JANE MAKES A DISCOVERY III. SETTING UP HOUSEKEEPING IV. A SUDDEN AWAKENING V. LAND HO! VI. CAPTAIN GEORGE MAKES A FIND VII. A MYSTERIOUS NIGHT JOURNEY VIII. THE ISLAND OF DELIGHT IX. THE TRAMP CLUB IS ALARMED X. THEIR SUSPICIONS AROUSED XI. MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD XII. MAKING AN EXCITING DISCOVERY XIII. AN EARLY MORNING SURPRISE XIV. THE MIDNIGHT ALARM XV. THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW XVI. A MIDNIGHT VISITOR XVII. A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE XVIII. A FRUITLESS SEARCH XIX. THE TRAMP CLUB FINDS A CLUE XX. JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER XXI. A DOUBLE SURPRISE XXII. SPOOKS OF THE LONESOME ISLE XXIII. ON A STORMY CRUISE XXIV. CONCLUSION
CHAPTER I SCENTING A MYSTERY
"I wouldn't advise you young ladies to take the boat out." Miss Elting instantly recalled the message from her brother. The
telegram was in her pocket at that moment, "If you have any trouble, Dee
Dickinson will see that you are protected," read the message. It was Dee
Dickinson who had spoken to her that moment. Dee had made a distinctly unfavorable impression on Miss Elting, the
guardian and companion of the Meadow Brook Girls. Her brother's fishing
boat had been left in the care of this man by her brother Bert, who had
now turned it over to his sister and the Meadow Brook Girls for their
summer vacation. "Why not?" questioned the young woman in answer to his words of warning.
"Isn't the boat in good condition?" "Oh, yes. That is, it isn't by any means in a sinking condition." "Then why do you advise us not to use it?" "The lake gets rather rough at times, you know," he replied evasively. "My brother wrote you that we were coming up here, did he not?" "Oh, yes. But you see it's been a year since he used the old scow. She
is a year older, now, and " "I am quite sure that my brother would not have permitted us to take the
houseboat were it not perfectly safe for us to do so. Please tell me
what is the matter with it?" "There's nothing the matter with it, I tell you, except that it's an old
fishing scow with a roof over it. It isn't a fit place for a party of
young ladies," Dee replied, with a shrug of his shoulders. "Of course,
if you are set on taking the boat, I'll have to get it ready for you;
but, if anything happens to it, remember that I warned you." "We shall not forget," answered the guardian dryly. "If it stays on top
of the lake we surely cannot expect anything more. Where is the boat?" "A couple of miles down the lake." "Kindly direct us so that we may find it, and " "No, no," interposed Dickinson hastily. "I'll have it brought up here to
the dock, so you can get at it more easily. There'll be some things you
will wish to do to it. Having it here at Wantagh will be much more
convenient for you. I'll try to have it here for you by to night, or
early in the morning. But you'll be sick of your bargain, I promise you
that." "Do you mean us to infer that the boat is not safe?" interjected Harriet
Burrell. "I haven't said so," answered the man rather sharply, turning to her.
"I've told you that it isn't the kind of craft for young women to live
on all summer." "We shall decide that matter ourselves," returned Miss Elting coldly. "Very good. Suit yourselves." "I think you had better take us to the boat now before anything further
is done in the matter." "No. You had better have it brought here," persisted Dickinson. "Do you
know where Johnson's dock is?" The guardian hesitated. She was regarding the man with some suspicion. "It's at the foot of the second street beyond, down that way. I'll have
the boat down there in a couple of hours... Continue reading book >>
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