"I have lost a friend," went on Morrison, in a rambling way, "and until she is found I do not leave these woods."
Tavia's heart stood still. Would the men find them?
"Oh," sighed the girl with the injured foot, "I will throw myself into the creek before I will go back to the——"
"Hush! They have got him!"
Two strong men had taken hold of Morrison. At the signal of a shrill whistle two other men came up the path.
Morrison struggled frantically. In the excitement Tavia and Molly stepped out of their hiding place, but there was so much confusion trying to overcome Morrison, that the girls were not noticed.
"Oh, mercy!" gasped Molly, "they will hurt him."
"Not likely," said Tavia. "They are hospital attendants."
"There is the wagon! Oh, I remember it! They took me in that!"
"Molly, dear! You are not to remember anything—except that you are with me!"