The Overlanders’ interest was aroused anew.
“Me savvy woman. Woman come close and peek. Woman see camp, then go ’way. Br-r-r! Big piecee woman make ugly face!”
“Discovered!” exclaimed Hippy Wingate dramatically.
CHAPTER XXI
THE FACE IN THE WATERS
“A woman!” breathed Miss Briggs.
“You must be mistaken,” differed Nora.
“What did she look like?” questioned Grace.
“Me savvy no good,” answered Woo with an emphasis that drew a laugh from the Overland Riders.
“How strange,” murmured Emma. “What could a woman be doing in this awful country?”
“Perhaps she lives here,” suggested Elfreda. “I should not be surprised at anything in the High Sierras.”