Of course they will drag such information as he has, from him." "We must all stand watch for the rest of the night," announced Hippy.

He then promptly distributed his force, taking the lead in the arrangements, which Grace was now glad to have him do.

Then again, she understood full well that Lieutenant Wingate himself was eager to even up old scores with the men who had handled him so roughly.
Each girl, armed with a rifle, took the position assigned to her, and there was no more conversation for the next two hours, no sound other than that from the insect life and the occasional whinney of a pony.

The minds of the Overlanders, however, were active.

They were pondering over these persistent attacks on them, and Grace, for one, became finally convinced that Lieutenant Wingate was not overstating when he declared that there was a price on his head.