the water.

"That's a good dog, Snap!" called Captain White, as Snap came nearer.
"I'll take her now."

The engineer lifted poor, wet, dripping Snoop into his boat. She
crawled close up to Captain White, for she was much frightened. After
Snap had delivered the cat he had rescued, he turned back again.

"Where are you going?" asked Captain White. "Don't you want to get in
my boat, too, Snap?"

"Bow wow!" barked Snap. This time he could open his mouth, as he was
not carrying a cat.

"Oh, he's going to get my doll!" cried Flossie. "Look, Snap is after
my doll!"

And so he was. After taking Snoop safely to the boat, Snap had seen
Flossie's doll floating on the top of the water, and had swum toward
that, just as he would have gone toward a floating stick, had there
been one near.

"OK, now he's got her!" cried the happy Flossie. "Now Snap has my
doll. Goodie!"

"And, as she's a wooden doll, the water won't hurt her," said Nan,
with a laugh, "Everything is coming out all right."

And so it seemed.