"We've got to wait till everyone gets to sleep again in the first place. That yell must have woke them all up."
"It was loud enough to wake the dead pretty near," Jack agreed.
"Looks as though they had posted a guard in front of her tent," Bob suggested.
"No doubt of it. Think we can get the jump on him?"
"Too risky."
"Then what?"
"Well, I'm not sure, of course, but it sounded to me as though she was pretty close to the back of the tent and I think our best bet is to get up as close as we can and try to attract her attention. She probably won't go to sleep for some time after that scare and we ought to make her hear without disturbing the guard. He's apt to be asleep anyhow, especially if she's tied and I reckon there's not much doubt about that."
"Good plan," Jack whispered enthusiastically. "How soon can we try it?"
"I'd say in about a half hour."
The half hour passed after what seemed a long time and Bob whispered that it was time to make the attempt.