"Neither did we, and we came near to going overboard. As it is, we
had a pretty bad smash up!"

"Indeed!" came from Mrs. Stanhope, in alarm. "And was anybody
hurt?"

"Dick was thrown out and knocked unconscious, and Frank Harrington
had his chin cut, while the rest of us were pretty well shaken up.
Peleg the driver was thrown into some brushwood and that most
likely saved his life."

Mrs. Stanhope grew pale, for she remembered only too well that
fateful ride she had once taken with Josiah Crabtree, which had
almost cost both of them their lives.

"I will go to the poor boy!" she said, and leaped to the ground,
followed by Dora and the two Laning girls. Soon the carryall was
led to the side of the road, and the others alighted, to see what
damage had been done.





CHAPTER III

THE MISSING DANGER SIGNAL


When Sam came back he found Dick sitting on a rock with his cut