It was impossible to get her from above. The ground sloped abruptly and it was covered by flat rocks and moss so that it would be impossible to gain a foothold.
Laura sprang to her feet and looked about her desperately.
“If we could only reach her from below, Vi! There’s just a chance we might be able to climb up to her——”
“There is a path to the lake,” said Vi, her teeth chattering with excitement. “But it’s all around Robin Hood’s barn. We haven’t time——”
A faint cry reached them, tinged with desperation.
“Girls, do hurry! I can’t cling here much longer! The cloth is beginning to—tear!”
CHAPTER III
EDINA TO THE RESCUE
At Billie Bradley’s desperate cry, Laura flung herself at the edge of the cliff.
“I’m coming, Billie!” she shouted. “I’ll get to you some way, if I break my own neck.”