"They had better make the windows safe," said Hal to Lois in a low tone. His eyes were still very large. "Come out and see if we can see any smoke."
The children went outside and peered about among the trees.
"I think Daddy seems very queer and careless about this, don't you?" asked Lois. "They must be tame Indians."
"They may pretend to be," said Hal, "but I don't see how he can trust them in the night time."
"See here, children," called their mother from the door, "don't stray away until I get your play clothes out of the trunk."
Lois and Hal went inside and quite silently changed their traveling clothes for tougher garments, then they again went out doors.
Their parents had bought the children wrist watches in leather straps before coming here, because they knew it was a wild country and it was so hard for them to remember the time of day. The father and mother were very busy now unpacking and settling the little home, so they merely reminded Lois and Hal to remember to be at home by six o'clock.
"Did you notice how near the hotel is?" asked Mr. Robbins, "Come out here." He showed them what they had not observed: a glimpse between the thick trees of a large spreading building, built of logs just like their own little house.
"So if you get lost just ask somebody to direct you to the hotel. Understand?"