Bobbsey said. "It is too bad a storm
for you children to be out in, especially this dark night. Your papa
and Captain White will do all that needs to be done."
"Mamma, it--it isn't dark when the lightning comes," said Freddie. He
did not seem to be afraid of the brilliant flashes.
"No, it's light when the flashes come," said his mother. "But I want
you all to stay here with me. It is raining very hard."
"I should say it was!" exclaimed Harry, as he heard the swish of the
drops against the windows of the houseboat.
"Is Snap all right, mamma?" asked Flossie. "And Snoop? I wouldn't want
them out in the storm."
"They're all right," Mrs. Bobbsey said.
"Oh, what's that!" suddenly cried Nan, as the houseboat gave a bump,
and leaned to one side.
"We hit something," Bert said. "Oh, I wish I could go out on the
deck!"
"No, indeed!" cried his mother. "There! They've started the engine.
Now we'll be all right."
As soon as Mr. Bobbsey had found out that the houseboat had broken
loose from the mooring ropes in the storm, he awakened Captain White,
and told him to start the motor.
This had been done, and now, instead of drifting with the current of
the creek, the boat could be more easily steered. Soon it had been run
into a sheltered place, against the bank, where, no matter how hard
the wind blew, it would be safe.
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