“I’ve ’eard them letting go with their rifles, sir.”
“And what about Dan?”
“Oh, I haven’t heard anything of him, sir.”
“Ahoy!” came in the little sailor’s well known voice, from somewhere in the darkness.
“Ahoy!” cried the boys together.
Roo—oomph! Roo—oomph! Roo—oomph! issued from the spot that had now grown familiar.
“Steady, gentlemen—steady! All cats have got the savage on strong when they are at work at their grub. Wait a bit. Let’s get the others together, and then we’ll give the brutes a volley as near as we can.”
“Cooey! Cooey!” came out of the darkness.
“This way! Here!” shouted Buck Denham.
Roo—oomph! Roo—oomph! Roo—oomph! came now, with a fiercer roar than ever, which roused the lion’s companions to utter a furious burst of snarls.