7/21 Then one of the shadowy objects stooped, lifting something, and they went back as noiselessly as they had come. In a few more moments they had vanished, and the branches about them clashed in a rush of wind. It died away, and there was no sound or sign of human presence in all the silent wood. George, glad that the strain was over, was about to rise, but his companion laid a hand on his arm. We don't want to come up until there's light enough to swear to them or they make the reservation." They waited several minutes, and then, traversing the wood, found their horses and mounted. |