He'll also see to it that the fire is kept up." "Who'll take the first watch ?" Harry wanted to know.
"Let Hen do it!" came, in the same breath, from Dave, Tom and Greg.
"I--I wouldn't be any good at that," pleaded Dutcher anxiously.
"No," smiled Dick dryly, "I don't believe you would.

As I proposed the guard stunt, I'll take the first dose of my own medicine.

Later in the night I'll call Dave, and when he's through he'll call Tom.

All you fellows pile back into bed and get some sleep." "You take the air rifle, then," urged Dan, passing it over.

As this rather insignificant weapon might possibly be of some use, in the event of more definite trouble, Dick accepted it.
One after another the fellows dropped off to sleep, all except Hen, who lay very still, with heart thumping wildly.
Half an hour after Prescott's tour of guard duty began three wild wails, wordless, smote the air, one after the other.