Part 26 (1/2)
CHAPTER XVI
A SIGN FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP
The surprise did not coht closed in, shortly after ten o'clock that night
A hard, grilling day had been spent on the trail, with little relief fro the ponies up dangerous slopes, down allacial streaiantlacking to make this country the limit,”
declared Stacy after they had uide was getting supper
”And what ht that be?” questioned the Professor
”Snakes!”
”Thank goodness there aren't any such things here,” exclaih as it is Hark! What's that?”
”Hirunted the Indian
”I should say there were several of 'hihed Tad Butler ”They see Are they tirunted
”Are you afraid of wolves?” dealik”
Tad drew fro in mind that he had not spoken to them about The freckle-faced boy eyed the Indian keenly, but Anvik's iuide had discovered so was the boy had not the slightest idea
Tad's gaze roved about over the landscape, traveling slowly from mountain to ed landscape spread out before theaze halted and fixed on the peak of a low mountain off to the northwest of the the action, followed the direction of the boy's gaze
The guide e expression, but Tad saw that Anvik saw A tiny ring of s lazily as it rose in the quiet air It was alht have taken it for a cloud did he not know better, and only a mountaineer would have known better
Aascended in the wake of the first one, then after another interval a third ring rose
”What are you looking at?” demanded the Professor sharply
”Smoke,” answered Tad
”Where?”
”On that low peak Where are the glasses?”
Ned hurriedly fetched the glasses He took the first look, but saw no s was rising It, like the first one he had seen, was followed by two others
”It's a signal!” announced Butler quietly ”Nohat can it mean?”