"But it was worth while. I don't
see any boat just like ours," and she glanced along the line of craft
ahead of them, and to those in the rear, as they were making a turn
just then.
"Oh, there's one of the lanterns gone out!" cried Mollie. "I'll light
it," and she proceeded to do so, taking it into the cabin because of
the little breeze that blew over the lake.
There was a band on one of the larger boats, and this played at
intervals.
"Let's sing!" proposed Grace, and, with guitar accompaniment, the
girls mingled their voices in one of the many part songs they had
practiced at school. Applause followed their rendition, for they had
chosen a time when there was comparative quiet.
Around the course went the flotilla of boats, past the judges' float,
and back to the starting point. Then the parade was over, but a number
of affairs had been arranged-- dances, suppers and the like-- by
different cottagers. The girls had been invited to the dance at the
headquarters of the Rainbow Lake Yacht Club, and they had accepted.
They had dressed for the affair, and tying their boat to the club dock
they went into the pretty little ballroom with Aunt Kate.
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