None of them
ever had seen anything like it. The girls feared the litter would sag
so that no one could ride on it without being dragged along the ground.
Janus said the advantage in a rope litter was that they could go around
a bend with it and not break the side pieces, and, furthermore, that it
was soft and had plenty of give. Jane winked at Harriet, Hazel looked
troubled, while Tommy's face assumed a wise expression.
"Now for the start," called the guide, taking the front end of the
litter, after all was in readiness. "The one who takes the other end
had better not carry her pack, but lay it on the litter."
"I prefer to have my pack on my back. I know where it is then,"
remarked Harriet.
"Now, hadn't we better strap Hazel to the litter?" proposed Jane
thoughtfully.
"It is not necessary. There's no danger," declared the guide promptly.
"All right, then," nodded Harriet. "But, Hazel, if you wish my advice,
you'll take pains to hold fast."
The leader of the Meadow-Brook Girls lifted the loop over one shoulder,
passing it under one arm with the end stick resting slantingly across
her back.
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