"That sounds all right. Get your first guard established at once. We don't know how close they may be to us right now."
Kit was sent into the cupola with the spyglass and a Winchester with its magazine full, to take the first watch.
It was not necessary to give Kit any instructions, for he was a most intelligent guard.
He had not been on watch more than an hour when he whistled to Ted, who was crossing the yard on his way to the corral.
"What is it?" said Ted, stopping and looking up.
"I wish you'd come up here a moment. I see something which puzzles me mightily. It's kind of uncanny," replied Kit.
Ted laughed at Kit's fancy, but went into the house and climbed into the cupola.
"What is it?" he asked, taking his place beside Kit.
"Take the glass and look along my arm to where my finger is pointing, and tell me what you see."
Ted did so, and, after looking for several moments, took down the glass and said: