The laughter attracted the attention of Helen and Colonel Anderson, who came from the parlor to learn the cause of it.
Helen gave a cry of fear as her eyes fell upon Ivan's prisoner.
"Who is he?" she exclaimed.
"Oh, just some fellow who was spooking around outside," replied Chester.
But Helen was not to be fooled thus easily.
"It is one of the Bulgarians who were here this afternoon," she cried, and addressed the man in his own tongue. Then she turned to the others. "He says the others are coming," she cried. "He came on ahead of them."
"Oh, is that so?" said Chester quietly. "Well, they'll have a different reception this time."
He told the others what the girl had learned.
Colonel Anderson received the news quietly.
"We'll be ready for them," he said.