"I'm coming!" he called to the two little girls in the drifting boat.
"Don't be afraid, and sit still! Don't stand up!"
He needed to caution them thus, for one of the girls, seeing that help
was on the way, grew so excited that she stood up, and this is always
dangerous to do in a rowboat on the water. Rowboats tip over very
easily, and sometimes even good swimmers may be caught under them.
"I wish I could help get them," sighed fat Freddie, as he saw his
father run down to the shore of the lake, and shove the other boat
into the water.
"It's best to let papa do it," said Bert, though he himself would have
liked to have gone to the rescue.
"They'll mind papa, and sit down and keep still, but they wouldn't
mind us," went on Bert, explaining matters to his little brother.
"That's right," agreed Freddie. "Girls are awful 'fraid in a boat,
anyhow. I'm not afraid."
"Well, not all girls are afraid, either," said Bert with a smile. "Nan
isn't afraid."
"Of course not--she's our sister, and so is Flossie!" exclaimed
Freddie, as if that made a difference!
Mr. Bobbsey was now rowing out to the two small girls in the drifting
boat.
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