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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
A STAUNCH TUB

Betty listened attentively while Jim told her
how, when she was not to be found at the
right time, Captain Jacques had insisted on
leaving anyway, and he, Jim, had stayed behind
to find her and bring her on.

“Of course, I can paddle much faster than
the raft goes,” said Jim, “‘so we’ll soon catch
them up. I'll wager Mother’s eyes will just
about pop out of her head with joy when she
sets them on you, safe and sound!’ Jim was
greatly excited himself; Betty’s calmness
amazed him.

“But, of course, I wasn’t lost,” she ex-
plained. “I never would go anywhere that
I didn’t know the way. Mully knows that!”

There was nothing that Betty would get
excited about but the baby, which in her eyes
was the most wonderful find in the world and
well worth a few hours’ delay.

“But we can’t take it with us,” said Jim,

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