It's up to us to watch pretty close until daylight." "He wouldn't be here alone," asserted Aldous.

"Let's get out of the light, Mac.

If you're right, the whole gang isn't far away!" "They ain't in rifle-shot," said MacDonald.

"I heard him running a hundred yards out there.

That's the queer thing about it! Why didn't they jump on us when they had the chance ?" "We'll hope that it was a dream," replied Aldous.