From the woods across the road the girls could see a moving light.
“Someone with a lantern,” Louise said indifferently.
“Watch!” Penny commanded again.
Even as she spoke, the lantern was waved in a half circle from side to side. The strange movement was repeated several times.
“What do you make of it?” Louise whispered in awe.
“I suspect someone is trying to signal this house,” Penny replied soberly. “Let’s keep quiet and see what we can learn.”
CHAPTER
15
INTO THE WOODS
For several minutes nothing very spectacular happened. At intervals the strange lantern signals were repeated.
“It looks to me as if that person over in the woods is trying to signal someone here!” Penny said, peering from behind the window curtain.
“Mrs. Lear?” asked Louise.