"It's Janus!" she exclaimed. "Why, he doesn't look any larger than a
chessman. I wonder how much would have been left of Tommy had she
fallen down there?"
Harriet shuddered at the thought of her companion's narrow escape--the
narrow escape of the entire party, for that matter. Crawling
cautiously back, she lay gazing off over the valley. "The poisoned
lake" lay in plain view. The girl pondered over the tragedy of which
the guide had told them. Such tragedies, such deeds of violence as he
had named, should have no place in a peaceful scene such as this,
thought Harriet.
"Harriet!" She turned her head to find Miss Elting sitting up with a
worried expression on her face.
"For pity's sake, come away from there! My nerves will not stand many
more such shocks as we had last night."
"Why, I am not afraid," answered Harriet.
"What are you doing there?"
"Watching Janus. He is down below. You ought to take a peep at him.
He looks so small and so funny."
"Thank you. I am well satisfied to take your word for it. Will you
please come away from there?"
"Certainly, if you wish it.
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