"You take one of the muskets, George, and give one to Harrison. The two men on my side had better have the others, as I can't use one.
"You understand, lads. These will be spare arms. Keep them in reserve if possible, so as to check the fellows when they make a rush. Now do you all understand?
"You explain it to your men, Dominique.
"Now we will go on again, and at the double. It will be as much as those fellows can do to keep up with us in this thick wood."
Ten minutes passed. Then there was a loud shout and the blowing of a deep horn on their left, followed by a yell from the wood on both sides.
"To the right," Frank shouted, and the party ran in among the trees.
"Get in among that undergrowth with Anna," he said to Bertha.
"Gather there, Dominique, with your men. We shall want you directly. They are sure to make a rush at first.
"Now, lads, one of you take that tree; the other the one to the right," and he placed himself behind one between them. On glancing round he saw that George had already posted his two men, and had taken up his station between them.
"All hands kneel down," he said. "These bushes will hide us from their sight. If we stand up we may be hit by shots from behind."