Her companions
did not seem to realize what had occurred. It had all come about so
quickly that they did not quite comprehend.
"Grab me!" cried Harriet. "I've got her! Why don't you do something?
I'm slipping over. Quick! For mercy's sake, move!"
Jane McCarthy, who, with Janus, was still clinging to the rope, now
dropped it and sprang forward. Jane went down on her knees, grasping
Harriet by the ankles.
"Hold me! Are you all asleep?" shouted Jane.
Janus awakened suddenly. But Miss Elting was a little ahead of him.
The guardian sprang behind Jane and slipped both arms around the
latter's waist.
"Help Harriet!" she cried.
Janus ran forward with a rope, making a noose in it as he ran. The
guide went down on his knees beside Harriet Burrell.
"Can you swing her a little without dropping her?" he shouted.
"Yes, but she'll be dreadfully frightened."
"We can't help that. Swing her," commanded Janus.
Harriet did so, bringing from Tommy Thompson a series of terrified
screams. If any one else heard he must have believed that some one was
being killed. But her shouts and screams did no harm.
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