Down went Tommy, still struggling and kicking and striking out blindly,
for the girl had not yet recovered from the shock. It was while she
was down that another girlish figure shot straight into the lake.
Instead of skimming the surface this second figure came down on her
back with a mighty splash, turned a half-somersault, landing on her
feet, where she stood treading water and screaming.
Now a third figure shot down the chute. It took the water in a clean
dive, going clear under, passing close by where Margery was treading
water and screaming for help. When Harriet finally did come up,
shaking the water from eyes and head, she was seen to be only a few
feet from Grace, who now was making a great splashing on her way to the
opposite shore. Tommy could not speak as yet, but she could swim, and
swim she did.
Observing that Tommy was not in immediate need of assistance, Harriet
turned back toward Margery, who plainly was expending her strength
without accomplishing very much. Harriet was just in time to see Jane
McCarthy sit down in the pond. She made a great disturbance, added to
which was a wild yell as she felt the water rising about her.
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