ve been hurt. As it is, we're all right."

"And mighty lucky you are to be that way," commented Captain Ross. "I'm
glad it was no worse. Now where do you want to be set ashore?"

"We're staying at that hotel," said Mr. Watson, for such was the name of
one of the young men. He pointed to a large seaside resort on the shore
not far away.

"Well, we'll head for the dock," decided the captain, and soon the
_Fairy_ was moving along again, the floating paddles having been
recovered.

The young ladies soon came on deck, wearing some garments belonging to
Mrs. Brown. They were laughing and joking at the upset. The young men
refused to change, saying it was not worth while.

"It's too bad you lost your canoe," said Bunny, as he and his sister
listened to the talk of the rescued party.

"Oh, it was only an old one I owned," said Mr. Watson. "It isn't a great
loss. I'm afraid you girls had some things sunk, though," he added.
"There wasn't much time to save anything."

"I lost my pocketbook," said one of the young women, who was called
Mildred by her companions. "There was only about a dollar in it,
though," she added.

"My mother lost her pocketbook, and it had five dollars and her diamond
ring in it," put in Sue.

"Did you? Do you mean to-day?" asked the other young lady, who had been
addressed as Grace.

"Oh, no. It was some time ago," explained Mrs. Brown.

"A dog took it," volunteered Bunny. "And he ran into a carpenter shop,
and we ran after him--Sue and I did--and we got locked in and I busted
a window and----"

"He's going into all the details!" laughed Mr. Brown.

But the young men and the young women were so interested in what the
children said that they had to hear the whole story.

"I'm sure I hope you get your engagement ring back," said Mildred to
Mrs. Brown, and the young lady looked at her own hand, on which sparkled
a diamond. Perhaps it was her engagement ring.

"It is too much to hope for," replied Mrs. Brown. "I am trying not to
think of it."

"Did you see me throw the life buoy to you?" asked Bunny, changing the
subject.

"I'm afraid I didn't," answered Grace with a laugh.

"And my eyes were too full of water," added Mildred.

"Well, anyhow, I threw one in to you," went on Bunny.

"And I yelled when I saw you get run over," added Sue, just as if that,
too, had helped.

"I'm sure you did all you could," declared Mr. Watson. "And it was all
our own fault that we got in your way. But n