"I have been looking for you for a couple of weeks," he went
on, coming into the room and offering his hand to Rand. "It was a
splendid race and pluckily rowed, and you deserved to win."
"Thank you," replied Rand. "Did you say you were looking for me?"
"For all of you," replied the gentleman. "I see you don't remember
me. I am Frank Whilden, whose sister you saved from drowning the
other day. Come in, Nellie," he called to a young girl who was
standing outside. "These are the young men who came to our rescue."
"I just want to thank you all--" began Nellie.
"Oh, it was no anything," returned Donald.
"It was very much to me," began Nellie.
"I mean," explained Donald confusedly "it's no great thing to make
a claver about."
"But it was a great thing to have saved you," interposed Rand, with
an emphasis on the you.
"That's very nice," replied Nellie. "Won't you shake hands with
me, all around?"
"Faith, you won't be asking me twice to do myself the favor," replied
Gerald. "Sure I wasn't there to have the pleasure of saving you,
but I would have been there if you had sent me word.
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