But in hurling the pan she lost her balance.
"Thave me!" she screamed.

Tommy plunged sideways from the rail, making a complete turn in the air, landing in the lake with a mighty splash.
Harriet dived off after her, fearing that her little companion might have been stunned by striking the water on her back.

But Tommy came up before Harriet rose from her dive.
"Oh, thave me!" wailed Tommy in a choking voice.
All this had happened without the boys understanding what was going on.
They had taken aboard their three companions and were pulling into the shadow of the island with all speed.

Miss Elting and Jane had run down to the lower deck.

The guardian cast a rope.