"
"Girls, I feel so relieved," cried Miss Elting, running down to join
them. "But why did you do such a foolish thing?"
"We came after Tommy," replied Miss McCarthy. "If that were foolish,
we apologize."
"Tommy," ordered Miss Elting, "come here!"
"I can't," complained the little one.
"We'll have to go after her," sighed Harriet, "or the little goose will
stay there. Miss Elting, how would you like to take a nice, cool
morning swim?"
"No, thank you," replied the guardian, with a little shiver. "Here is
Janus. You see that my girls are all valiant, Mr. Grubb."
There was a note of pride in the guardian's voice.
"Well, I swum!" was the guide's greeting. "Ye did do it!"
"Yes, sir; and I shouldn't mind doing it again. Oh, it was such sport,
Miss Elting. Please, may we go up and have another slide?" begged
Harriet.
"Oh, goodness, yes. Please let us," urged Jane.
"By no means. I am amazed that you should ask such a thing. I forbid
it. Please get Tommy, if you are going to. She will stay there as
long as we will wait here. I really don't know what I am going to do
with Tommy.
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