By the time that the new tent was up, and the cots arranged those who were still unconscious were carried in there.

Then Greg and Tom were helped into the drier quarters.
It was Dick who longest resisted the efforts to bring him to consciousness.

At last, however, he opened his eyes.
"It was a mercy that none of you were killed," uttered Dr.Bentley devoutly.

"A little bit more of the current and you might have been done for." But now that he had attended to his young friends, Dr.Bentley did not think of returning to the hotel.

He remained through the night, despite the fact that his charges became steadily stronger and at last went sound asleep.
In the morning, before eight o'clock, the launch was over again on that side of the lake.