Trunks had been
packed, some provisions put aboard, and all was in readiness. Uncle
Amos planned to meet the girls later, and see that all was going well.
The boys were to be given a treat some time after Rainbow Lake was
reached, word to be sent to them of this event.
"All aboard!" cried Betty on the morning of the start. It was a
glorious, sunshiny day, quite warm, but there was a cool breeze on the
river. "All aboard!"
"Oh, I just know I've forgotten something!" declared Grace,
"Your candy?" questioned Mollie.
"No, indeed. Don't be horrid!"
"I'm not. Only I thought---- "
"I'm just tired of thinking!" returned Betty.
"Shall I cast off?" asked Will, who, with Frank, had come down to the
dock to see the girls start.
"Don't you dare!" cried Mollie. "I'm sure I forgot to bring my---- "
She made a hurried search among her belongings. "No, I have it!" and
she sighed in relief. She did not say what it was.
"All aboard!" cried Betty, giving three blasts on the compressed air
whistle.
"Don't forget to send us word," begged Frank. "We want to join you on
the lake."
"We'll remember," promised Betty, with a smile that showed her white,
even teeth.
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