I wonder if they will get suspicious of the island and search it for us ?" The Meadow-Brook Girls were on the alert all the rest of the day.

They posted a lookout for the boys, in the person of Hazel Holland, who was to be depended upon.

They drew the "Red Rover" into the cave as far as it would go, only the tip of the after deck protruding from the mouth of the cave.

There was no more exploring that day.

They did not dare get too far away from their hidden home, fearing lest the boys might come upon them unawares.