They made merry over the
meal, made light of their misfortunes, and altogether enjoyed
themselves fully as well as if their circumstances had been different.
"What I should like to know is how those things got in the river?"
demanded Janus as the meal neared a close.
For a moment no one spoke. The guide's question was one which no
member of the little party was prepared to answer. So many unpleasant
events had occurred in such rapid succession that it was difficult to
place the cause of this latest disaster.
CHAPTER VII
HORSES GIVE THE ALARM
"Will you tell me where you placed the first packs when you came ashore
with them?" asked Harriet, turning to the driver.
"Right against the rocks."
"And behind that large boulder?"
"Yes. How did you know?"
"Oh, I saw where you threw the first pack down. It left the mark of
the rope in the soft dirt," explained the girl. "I am not gifted with
second sight, but I did see that. What I started to say was that I
know how the packs got in the river."
"You know?" asked Miss Elting.
"Yes. They were thrown in."
For a few impressive seconds no one spoke.
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