"Oh, look!" screamed Hazel. "It's land!"

"Land, ho!" cried Crazy Jane.

"Yes, I know," replied Harriet calmly. "We are on shore. We have been
blown partly ashore. I saw that a moment after we came out here. There
is no danger to us, but there is to the boat."

"Did the anchor give way?" questioned the guardian, a sigh of relief
escaping her upon learning that the immediate danger was over.

"I don't know. Jane! I want you. We must go to the front of the boat and
see what can be done to stop the water from coming in. Are you ready?"

"All ready," called Jane. "Where away?"

"Below there."

"I want to go, too. I want to go down there and get thome dry clotheth,"
wailed Tommy.

"You'll look a long time on this boat before you'll find anything dry,"
laughed Crazy Jane. "Get up and run. Sprint back and forth along this
slippery deck, and, if you don't fall down and break your precious
necks, you'll start your circulation and get warm. Run for it!"

"Jane's advice is excellent, girls. Join hands and run back and forth,
while Jane and Harriet see what can be done for us," answered Miss
Elting.