shell, the water going over her constantly, drenching the girls
and threatening to swamp the engine. The wind whirled the rain
against their faces. Nyoda stood up in the bow handling the
wheel as calmly as if she were pouring tea at a reception.
Nyoda's strong point was her composure; it was next thing to
impossible to get her excited. They caught up with the canoe and
Sahwah and Hinpoha managed to right it and fasten it to the
launch with a rope. They got back to the dock without mishap and
pulled the canoe high up where it could not be washed away a
second time. Sahwah and Hinpoha returned to the tent red as
roses from their exposure to the wind and rain and recounted
their early morning adventure to Migwan and Gladys.

At breakfast time they had to put on their ponchos again and pick
their way through the puddles to the shack, where they ate their
breakfast. The "Mess Tent" was leaking merrily in a dozen
places. By noon there was still no let up in the downpour. Rest
hour was spent on the floor in the shack. When Nyoda came in in
the middle of the afternoon from a tour of inspection she
announced that both the Alpha and Omega tents were leaking badly
and the bedding was getting wet. She made the girls bring their
blankets, rolled up in their ponchos, into the shack and spread
them out before the fire.

The shack was pretty well crowded before the afternoon was over.
Besides all the girls and the bedding and the partially painted
paddles that stood around everywhere, Nyoda brought in a large
supply of fire wood. It was all damp and had to be dried out
before it would burn. The rain whirled against the windows, as
if seeking entrance by force, but the girls inside, safe and dry,