"I answered a signal," replied Miss Burrell.
"Oh, then it is the guide? It's Janus!" cried Miss Elting joyously.
"No, it was not Janus. The signal was fired from a rifle," answered
Harriet Burrell.
CHAPTER XXIV
CONCLUSION
"There goes another shot!" exclaimed Harriet.
"Answer it, dear."
"There are only five more shells in the gun. Shall I use them all?"
"Shoot once."
Harriet did so, getting two signal shots in return.
"That means the strangers have heard and understood, does it not?"
questioned the guardian.
"I think so. Now, I would suggest that we keep very quiet until we see
who it is. We don't know but it may be our old enemy, who is taking
this method of locating us. I have four more cartridges in the
magazine. I think we should be able to hold the strangers off with
those if we have to."
"Do not fire a shot unless I tell you to!" commanded Miss Elting firmly.
Harriet agreed with a nod, while the guardian stepped back to warn the
other girls to be absolutely silent, no matter what might happen.
Harriet, acting upon a sudden thought ran over to the fire and
scattered it with a stick so that it would not blaze up so high.
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