“‘Something like that,’ replied Estel.
“And they went on together down the road, which deepened into a dark dell, or gully, between two high, wooded banks.
“Here they paused and waited.
“‘What are you stopping for?’ inquired Joe.
“‘Oh! you’ll soon see,’ replied a boy named Burton.
“‘I wish you would let me go on. I know Lil will be anxious,’ pleaded Joe.
“‘So you shall in a minute or two. Wait a bit.’
“Estel and Burton were stretching a rope across the road and tying its extremities to trees on the opposite sides.
“Joe watched them uneasily.
“‘What are you doing that for?’ he anxiously inquired.