Into the lake Baby William went. And he was not careful about
getting wet, either, so that when Ted came back with his mother, who
wanted to make sure that her baby boy was all right, they saw him out
in the middle of the cove with Ted's boat. And the water was half way
up to Trouble's waist, the lower part of his bloomers being soaked.
"Oh, you dear bunch of Trouble!" cried his mother. "You mustn't do
that!"
"Havin' fun!" was all Trouble said.
"Come here!" cried Mrs. Martin.
"Wait till I sail boat," and he pushed Ted's toy about in the cove,
splashing more water on himself.
"I guess you'll have to get him," said Mrs. Martin to Teddy, who half
dragged, half led his little brother to shore. Trouble got wetter than
ever during this, and his mother had to take him back to the tent to
put dry things on him.
"Trouble," she said, "you are a bad little boy. I'll have to keep you
in camp the rest of the day now. After this you must not go in wading
until I say you may. If you had had your bathing suit on it would have
been all right. Now you must be punished."
Trouble cried and struggled, but it was of no use. When Mother Martin
said a thing must be done it was done, and Trouble could not play in
the water again that day.
Toward the middle of the afternoon, however, as he had been pretty
good playing around the tent, he was allowed to roam farther off,
though told he must not go near the water.
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