Larry Goheen, who, like Jane McCarthy, was gifted with true Irish wit, was the life of the party.

He and Crazy Jane bandied words and said witty things to each other to the delight of the rest of the company.
The boys took their leave at ten o'clock.

First, they left a lantern for the houseboat, which George Baker lighted and set in place at the stern.
The anchor light of the houseboat had been lost in the storm of the previous night, or else it had been stolen, which latter they doubted.
The girls were quite ready to retire, and lost no time in turning in after the departure of their guests.

Then quiet settled down upon the "Red Rover." A gentle swell on the water lulled the girls into deep, peaceful slumber, until after sunrise next morning.
Tommy, for a wonder, was the first to get out of bed in the morning.
Half-asleep she staggered, blinking, to the after deck, and then leaned over to wash the last of the sleep out of her eyes.

There followed a sudden, sharp splash, and a moment later the blonde head of Tommy Thompson appeared from out of the lake.