Part 26 (2/2)

”They are going to try the s,” thought Bob

And now as this thought caer It was no time for sleep He determined to rouse the others

He laid his hand on Frank's forehead, and shook his bead Then, bending down dose to hiands! Don't speak! don't speak! silence!”

Frank was a light sleeper, and a quick-witted lad, who always retained his presence of le word sat up in bed and listened All was still

”What's the matter?” he asked

Bob told Hiot up, stole noiselessly to theon tiptoe, and listened Bob followed As they stood close to the , they heard the sound ofvoices ilass were out of this , so that the voices were perfectly audible; though of course their ignorance of the language prevented the as said

As they listened, there arose a rew louder Theout of the house The listeners heard the sound of their footsteps on the ground as they walked away, and at a little distance off they noticed that the voices becaain,” said Frank

”Let's wake the others,” said Bob

Upon this suggestion they both proceeded at once to act, waking the any noise The cautions against noise were so earnest, that not a as spoken above a whisper; but Clive and David, and finally Uncle Moses, stepped out upon the floor, and the whole party proceeded to put their heads together

”I've got a chair,” said Clive

”I've got a knife,” said Frank

”I've got a chair,” said Bob

”I've got a knife,” said David

”An I've got my razor, which I shoved under my pillow,” said Uncle Moses; ”an so let em come on But where are they now?”

”H-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-h!” Said Frank

All were silent, and listened There ca the house, and of low voices

”They're coain,” said Bob

The rest listened

Frank stole to theand looked cautiously out

By the ures of fourfro a ladder

The ladder was very long The sight sent a shudder through hi out of the reach of danger; the idea of a ladder had never entered his head at all Yet he no that this-was one of the most siands

He came back and told the others All felt the same dismay which Frank had felt None of them said a word, but they all stole up to the , and looking out they saw for the the ladder; and on reaching it, they put their load on the ground, and rested for a short time As they did so, the boys noticed that they all looked up at the upper s of the house