Sylvia had brought an electric lamp which Dan now flashed the length of the captive canoe.

It searched the anxious, angry faces of the runaways, and disclosed two suit cases that told their own story.
"I told you to keep away from here, Allen.

You can't do this.

It won't do," said Dan, snapping off the light; "you're going home with us, Marian." "I won't go back; you haven't any right to stop me!" "You haven't any right to run away in this fashion," said Sylvia, speaking for the first time.

"You would cause endless trouble.