“Man signalling from the tent, sir,” said Roylance.
“Oh!” ejaculated Syd, as a cold chill ran through him, and he shrank from learning what it meant. “Go and see, Roy.”
Roylance was already half-way there, and he came back directly.
“Mr Dallas says you are to take command, Mr Belton,” he cried, loud enough for the men to hear; “and he begs that at any cost you will get the guns in position before dark.”
“Ay, ay,” yelled the men, and then there was dead silence.
“I am only one against you all, Mr Belton,” said Terry, in a low, snarling tone, “and the moment the Sirius comes back, I go to the captain and tell him the whole truth.”
“Do,” said Syd, quietly; “only tell him all.”