"Although there are two of you," he said, "I would advise you some not to try any ruffling business with me. It might work unpleasantly for you."
This angered them, and suddenly they both attacked Frank.
Instantly there was a stir within the pavilion, for men uttered exclamations, and women gave cries of alarm.
Hodge had remained with Inza and Elsie, but at the first alarm, thinking Frank might be in trouble, he left the girls and dashed across the floor. Elsie called to him, starting to follow. Suddenly she stopped, turning back to Inza, whom she had left by the open window.
Inza was gone.
"Where is she?" gasped Elsie, looking around. "I am sure——"
She paused in bewilderment, a sudden feeling of terror seizing her.
From somewhere in the grove outside the pavilion came a smothered cry of distress.
Elsie Bellwood had left Inza standing close to the huge, open window. Barely was Elsie's back turned when the heavy folds of a blanket were thrown over Inza's head and she felt herself lifted bodily and snatched through the window.
Remarkable though it was, no one within the pavilion saw this happen. The attention of all was turned toward the opposite side of the building, where the encounter was taking place between Frank and the two wolves.