completely because of being filled with water. It was pulled ashore
and word sent to the young owners. That they were delighted goes
without saying. They proffered the reward they had offered, but of
course our friends would not take it. Later it was learned that the
canoe had been taken by an unscrupulous fisherman, who was not above
the suspicion of making a practice of such tricks. It was thought he
intended to let it remain where it was until fall, when he would raise
it, paint it a different color, and sell it. But Mollie's fortunate
dive frustrated his plans.

"Seen anything more of the ghost?" asked Will of the girls, when the
canoe had been moored to the shore.

"No, and we don't want to," returned Betty.

"Afraid?" Allen wanted to know.

"Indeed not!" she exclaimed, with a blush.

"I'll tell you what let's do," suggested Frank. "Let's take a look
around and see if that ghost left any footprints."

"Ghosts never do," asserted Will.

"Well, let's have a look anyhow. We should have done it before. Now,
as nearly as I can recollect, the creature came about to here, and
then rushed into the lake," and Frank went to a spot some distance
from the tents. The others agreed that it was about there that the
white object had been seen. Will was looking along the ground, going
toward the lake. Suddenly he uttered an exclamation.