It was arranged
that Harriet should take the early part of the night watch, Jane
McCarthy the last half, for they dared not leave their camp unguarded.
A huge fire was built that sent a glow high above the foliage of bushes
and second-growth trees, visible for a long distance. This was done
with a purpose. The girls hoped that, were Janus within sight, he
might see the light and be guided to them. The blaze did serve to
attract the attention of others whom the girls were to see before the
night was ended.
Harriet's vigil was not a lonely one to her. She always found comfort
in Nature, no matter how dark or silent Dame Nature's mood might be.
She drew back a short distance from camp so that her moving about might
not disturb her companions, remaining quiet until they had finally gone
to sleep, after which she began strolling back and forth.
She had been on guard for something more than two hours when she was
startled by three shots from somewhere lower down the mountain.
Harriet pointed her rifle into the air and promptly pulled the trigger
twice. Two heavy reports from her rifle caused an instant commotion in
the camp of the Meadow-Brook Girls.
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