No one
having grabbed the line, she, too, shot backward head first.
Harriet, fearing that the girl's head would be crushed when she reached
the bottom of the slope, sprang forward, and, bracing herself, stooped
over with her hands close to the ground. It all happened in a few
seconds. Jane had barely time to collect her thoughts when Tommy was
caught in Harriet's net. Harriet had caught her by the shoulders and
stopped the force of the slide, but in doing so she herself toppled
over backward.
Jane uttered a war whoop. Her joyous shout died a sudden death when
the oncoming Janus collided with her, bowling Crazy Jane over. She
quickly rolled out of the way while the guide continued on over the
edge, tumbling down a second incline to the surface of a flat rock
about eight feet below.
Tommy got up, gazing about her in mild amazement.
"Did thomebody fall down, Harriet?" she asked.
"No, somebody fell up," jeered Jane.
"Look after Mr. Grubb," cried the guardian; "I fear he is hurt."
Janus pulled himself slowly to a sitting position, and took an
inventory to make sure that he was all there and still fastened
together.
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