Penny turned sharply and saw Tonto standing in the doorway.
The Indian looked troubled. "You come quick," he told the Lone Ranger. "There plenty trouble. Tonto tell you."
The man in the mask nodded quickly. "Remember that bullet," he told Penny. "Don't worry and take good care of those kids upstairs. You have plenty of loaded weapons here. If those men below make trouble, shoot a warning through the floor."
The Lone Ranger left the room and went outside with Tonto.
Chapter XIX
ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY
Tonto was visibly agitated by something that had happened while he lay hidden in the darkness near the clearing. The Lone Ranger glanced over his shoulder at Penelope, on guard in the house, then closed the door.