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"A number of scientific men, passing through this section years afterward, unraveled the mystery. They say that the lime formation of the rocks, through which the water seeps into the lake, has poisoned the water. But you cannot make an Indian believe that." "Ith thith a fairy thtory, or a really-truly thtory?" demanded Tommy. "It is only a legend, Tommy," was Miss Elting's smiling reply.
Besides, there were the suffering horses. "May I make a suggestion?" asked Harriet, releasing herself from Miss Elting's embrace. "Somebody will have to make one pretty soon," declared Janus, brushing a sleeve across his forehead. "What is it?"
"Just as I thought, the tires, the inner tubes, are leaking around the valves. We shan't be able to do much with them, but I think we can make them hold until we get in. I'll have some new inner tubes sent out to us. By the way, are we going to be where we can send for supplies and have them delivered?" questioned Jane shrewdly. "Oh, I think so," was Miss Elting's evasive answer.
"Oh, Dee's all right. He doesn't amount to a whole lot, but he is a good fellow. Why?" He shot a suspicious glance at Harriet. "Nothing, except that he was looking after the boat for Miss Elting's brother before we came down here." George put an end to the conversation by announcing that it was time they got the "Red Rover" out.
"Who is it?" cried Miss Elting, scarcely daring to trust her voice. "It is I. What is all the excitement about?" called a familiar voice. "Harriet!" A chorus of screams greeted Miss Elting's cry. Four girls and their guardian, regardless of the wetting they were receiving, rushed helter-skelter into the river, throwing themselves upon the staggering Harriet.
A full quarter of a mile ahead they observed that the shores a little back were quite heavily wooded, though the trees were small and slender. This particular spot seemed to have attracted Miss Elting's attention to the exclusion of all else. As she looked, a smile overspread her countenance. The girls did not observe it. "We are nearly there," she called. "Near the camp?" asked Tommy.
Glen and Binney feared for the safety of General Elting's valuable instruments. Billy Brackett wondered if Major Caspar, or any one else, would ever again have confidence in him as the leader of an expedition, while Winn, who had never ceased to reproach himself for the manner in which the voyage of the Venture had been begun, was now filled with dismay at its disastrous termination.
The spot of red that had appeared in either cheek faded and disappeared. Miss Elting's heart sank when she noted the change in the face of the unconscious girl. Jane saw it, too, but made no comment. Tommy, having taken the clothes from the trunk, now very methodically piled them up near at hand, so that the guardian might reach them without shifting her position materially.
No, girls; you will stay here." There was no more to be said. Miss Elting's word was law with her charges. Harriet and Jane submitted without further protest, but this did not lessen their concern over the continued absence of the guide. Of course, there was no more sleep in the camp that night.
"Please send the guide up here. We can't get her out without assistance," called down Harriet. "Janus!" The guide stepped briskly at Miss Elting's incisive command. He shinned up the tree without loss of time. "Well, I swum!" he muttered. Hazel's injured ankle had caught in a crotch of the tree.
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