“Whatever are we to do?” questioned Laura, helplessly.
“Well, we can stay here,” answered her sister. “That is what I am going to do for the present.”
“Where is Joseph?” asked Mrs. Ford. The man she mentioned was the gardener.
“He has gone to town to have the lawn mower repaired,” answered Laura. She turned to Jack. “Oh, isn’t this dreadful!”
“Have you got anything in the way of a gun or a pistol, Mrs. Ford?” questioned the young major.
“My husband keeps a pistol in his bedroom. I can get it for you.”
“Please do so.”
“Are you going to risk going after the tiger?” asked Andy.
“A pistol won’t fetch him,” put in Pepper. “He looks as tough as a boarding-house steak.”
“I want to investigate, and I’ll feel safer with the pistol,” answered Jack.