"Three up and a roll for yours," she commanded.

The three villains aligned themselves on the lawn.

One climbed to the shoulders of the other and a third found footing on the second.

They balanced there, presently to lean forward from the summit.

The girl played upon an imaginary snare drum with a guttural, throaty imitation of its roll, culminating in the "boom!" of a bass-drum as the tower toppled to earth.