In the darkness we went a little astray from the place where we had unharnessed the horse; but presently, as we were moving about in the brushwood, we heard a low voice say: "Is that you, Ad ?" It was Theodora; and immediately we came upon them all, sitting together forlornly there in the wagon.

They had hitched up Old Sol and were anxiously waiting for us in order to start for home.

The strange phenomenon seemed to have dazed them; they sat there in the dark as silent as so many mice.
"Hello, girls!" Addison exclaimed.

"Are you all there?
Quite dark, isn't it ?" "Oh, Ad, what do you think this is ?" Theodora asked, still in the same hushed voice.
"Well, I think it is _dark_," replied Addison, trying to appear unconcerned.
"Don't laugh, Ad," said Theodora solemnly.

"Something awful has happened." "And where have you two been so long ?" asked Catherine.