And I see your
mother and father, girls! Oh, Bess--Belle--we've found them!"
CHAPTER XXIX
AT SEA HORSE
There proved to be a good harbor at Double Island--a harbor ringed
about with sand-fringed coral, with a sandy bottom which could be
seen through the limpid depths of the blue water that was as clear as
a sapphire-tinted crystal. And, a short way up from the beach was a
line of palms and other tropical plants, while, in a little clearing,
near what proved to be a trickling spring, was a rude sort of hut.
"Ahoy, folks!" yelled Jack, his voice a shout with its old vigor.
"Here we are!"
What the three on the beach said could not be heard, but they were
plainly much excited.
"They don't yet know who we are," said Cora.
"They only know they are being rescued," echoed Bess.
"Oh, but isn't it great--we've found them!" cried Belle in delight,
hugging first Cora, Bess and next Inez.
Inez said nothing, but her shining eyes told of the joy she felt in
the happiness of her friends. Her time for rejoicing was yet to
come.
So little did the beach in the coral harbor shelve that the big motor
boat could come up to within a few yards of the shore.
"Why it's Jack--and Cora!" cried Mrs. Robinson. "It's your son and
daughter--and the girls! Oh, of all things!"
Mrs. Kimball could not answer. She was softly crying on the shoulder
of Mrs.
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