Not a trace of either Meadow-Brook Girls or "Red Rover" was discovered.
Disgusted and disappointed the boys headed the launch toward home.
"I'll tell you what we will do," declared George as they were landing.
"We will spread out and search the island.

I can't get the idea out of my mind that they are not far away." "But what would they do with their boat?
It isn't anywhere in the lake about here, and surely they couldn't drag it ashore," objected Billy.
"I don't know.

I am beginning to think those girls can do almost anything they set out to do.

They are a clever lot.

I never knew them to start anything yet that they didn't go through with, usually ending up by giving us the worst of it." Sam hopped ashore first and ran up to the tent.