Buthter ith too fat to thwim." With that parting shot, Tommy hastened inside the cabin and proceeded to change her wet clothing for dry garments.

The other girls sat down to their supper, without waiting for her.
None of them, ever had eaten a meal under quite such novel conditions.
Through the open door at one end they could see the lake, touched with the gorgeous red and gold of the setting sun.

A pleasant breeze was drifting through the cabin from door and window, while the slight motion of the boat rather added to than took from the keen enjoyment of the hour.
"I have been wondering what we shall do in case the water gets really rough ?" said Jane.
"We shall have to put something on the table to keep the dishes from sliding off," replied Harriet.
"That would be like an ocean steamer.

On the tables there they have racks, strips running the full length of the table--usually brass--and others standing on edge at right angles to them.

This leaves squares about the size of a plate and the strips keep the dishes from sliding off the table.