"Sort of," admitted her brother, laughing.
"Oh, tell me--do!" she begged.
"No, Nan. Not now," said Bert. "This is only for us boys."
Nan tried to find out the secret, but they would not tell her.
Two days later, during which the Bluebird cruised about on the lake,
Bert said to Harry, after supper:
"We'll watch to-night, and find out what's, in that closet. Snap
barked and growled every time to-day, that he passed it. I'm sure
something's there."
"It does seem so," admitted Harry.
Mr. Bobbsey was steering the boat toward shore, intending to come to
anchor for the night, when Flossie, who was standing up in front
cried:
"Oh, look! Here's the waterfall! Oh, isn't it beautiful!"
Just before them, as they turned around a bend in the bank, was a
cataract of white water, tumbling down into the lake over a precipice
of black rocks--a most beautiful sight.
CHAPTER XXI
WHAT BERT SAW
The waterfall of Lake Romano was still some little distance off, and,
as the wind was blowing toward it, only a faint roar of the falling
water came to the ears of the Bobbsey twins, and the others on the
houseboat.
"Oh, papa!" exclaimed Nan. "May we go close up and see the cataract?"
"Yes," said Mr. Bobbsey. "I intended to give you a good view of the
waterfall.
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