The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest

ed Cleo. "Seeing the bottom here doesn't

really," replied Louise. "Even at hig

egged Grace. "Think

to row?" demanded

. "I always rowed out i

o Lake George sometimes, and I have tri

wn how to row," replie

ing party unanimous," capitulated Cleo, "although I

ighted at the prospect of their crabbing party. "Come on, h

to the shallow Round River, the girls

tomed boat,

e four of us. One basket and four poles," she ordered from the

while the other girls marvel

d Grace, taking the basket and

bait," expla

ng as I live," resolved Cleo. "Eac

it, don't you know what that means?" she teased, swinging the obnoxious baske

he placed the oars in the locks just

. "We could at least get wet

party was gliding out among the few vacationists who wer

. "There are the crabs! Wh

se, assuming the role of fisherman. "Get y

erly affixing an unfortunate little "shiner" on her

n the nets," further explained Louis

with her line. "I simply couldn't imagine what degree

ded Cleo. "But then it was at cooking fish you especially qualified,"

rent. Ugh! I shall never, never brag of clean hands again after thi

ast orders," replied her chum, "and next, just t

, as her bait was leaving port, so to speak. "There! That's the best part of th

e "cast," and now all were

t bring it up and slip your net in quietly, and s

o do, Louise now scooped up her net,

fully. Louise, you are not going to turn that

asket. There!" and with a skillful motion Louise

ed Julia. "Oh, we should ha

nervous crab. "He can't get out. He is just exercising. My, ho

at the shell. But this is fun. Let me have another try. My turn to

boat, and she presently landed a very large crab, so large and li

mured Margaret. "See the

kets if we hold an autopsy over every catch. Here! I've g

g one is as good fun as grabbing at Cross Tag," Cleo rema

threatening to get out, in spite of the sea weed that was heaped

iced the other craft drifting about them. Suddenly Grace pulled

r in that boat! Wise Willi

which was seated the boy with the book, as Grace descri

s drifting aimlessly as if the river were his,

re and see if he is a

ask him if he knows where the

o showed signs of nervousness. "Why sh

d Margaret. "Here's a flower from

he attention he was the center of, merely drifted on, until first one

ace continued to joke. "Now, of c

ed Julia i

ggested Louise. "Don't you realize we are boun

eplied Julia with a show of something like temper. "

If he isn't stranded it is because he hasn

who, bent over his book, drifted along withou

. A passing motor boat swelled the tide to a current an

o hail him," said Louise.

nterrupted Julia, w

dinner," said Grace foolishly. "Let's hail

This objection brought forth

e direction of the floating propellers. As they passed the boy's boat, the girl

race. "He doesn't look as if he cared much

to get his oars, and again

em to him," asked Louise

. "Mine be the task! A-hem!" and here a f

before the others could realize what

urage from Grace. "Say, boy! Here

d gave the drifting b

emed to comprehend; then he jumped up so suddenly h

ried the girls

ere!" exclaimed Louise. "Gi

hat he could not swim! His boat drifted off as quickly as it was freed

, who was now rowing. "He may

attempt to keep up, and really doing so by the f

pulled up carefully to where the boy was just bob

m. But he could scarcely put his hand to the oa

ething," and nervous though she was, it was she wh

very little effort to help himself. Finally, when all four girls had succeeded in keeping the boat bala