us than you can
help, though we'll forgive you almost anything for the way you saved
Sue."

The dog climbed in, over the stern where Uncle Tad told him to, and
then gave himself a big shake.

All dogs do that when they come from the water, and Dix only acted
naturally. He gave Bunny and Uncle Tad a shower bath but they did not
mind. Sue could not be made any wetter than she already was.

"Now for a fast row to shore," said Uncle Tad. "I saw a farmhouse not
far from where we got out of Mr. Jason's wagon, and I guess you can dry
your clothes there, Sue."

As Uncle Tad started to row Sue cried:

"But where's Sallie Malinda? Where's my Teddy bear? I won't go without
her!"

She spoke as if she meant it. Bunny and Uncle Tad looked on both sides
of the boat, and there, on the white sandy bottom of the lake, in about
four feet of water, lay the Teddy bear. It's eyes were lighted which
made it the more easily seen, for Sue must have pressed the switch as
she herself fell overboard. And, as it happened, the batteries and
electric lighted eyes were not harmed by water.

"I'll get her for you," said Uncle Tad, and he reached for the Teddy
bear with a boat hook, soon bringing up the toy.

"Oh, I hope she isn't spoiled!" cried Sue.

"She can dry out with you when you get to the farmhouse," said Bunny,
and then Uncle Tad began to row toward shore.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown were surprised, and not a little worried, when they
heard what had happened to Sue. But the little girl herself was quite
calm about it.

"I just held my breath," she said. "I knew Bunny or somebody would get
me out."

"I was going to," declared Bunny.

"Yes, I guess he'd have dived over in another second," remarked Uncle
Tad. "But Dix was ahead of both of us."

"Well, I'm glad you're all right," said Mother Brown. "I do hope you
won't take cold. We must get your wet clothes off."

Just then Mr. Jason came back with his horses and wagon, and he quickly
drove the whole party to a near-by farmhouse where Sue, and all the
others, were made welcome. Before the warm kitchen fire Sue was dressed
in some dry clothes of a little girl who lived on the farm, while her
own were put near the kitchen stove.

In a few hours the party was ready to go back to the "Ark," meanwhile
having spent a good time at the farmhouse. Sue seemed all right, and
really she had not been in much danger, for the water was not deep, and
Uncle Tad was a good swimmer.

Bunny and Sue s