Miss Elting had
followed Harriet, and the two women now implored Janus to hurry with
the rescue of the animals.
"It's no use!" he exclaimed angrily. "We can't do it before the fire
gets to us. We are likely to lose our packs, too, unless we let these
horses go and attend to them."
"Never mind the packs," said Harriet stubbornly, as she laid a firm
hand on one of the guide's arms. "We are going to save these poor
animals. Let us keep on trying, and I feel sure we can not fail. Now,
think hard. What is the quickest and best thing to be done?"
CHAPTER V
ON THE BURNING BRIDGE
"We'll have to do our own thinking," then said Jane McCarthy, who had
come upon the scene at that moment. She glared at the guide and the
driver, who stood staring dumbly at Harriet.
"We must save those helpless horses," repeated Harriet, her eyes
turning anxiously toward the two patient animals.
"But you girls must not stay here too long," cautioned Miss Elting.
Suddenly Crazy Jane burst forth into a loud hurrah, and, running to the
wagon, returned to the driver with a hand-saw. By this time Margery,
Tommy and Hazel had come cautiously back to where the horses were.
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