The ringing was in their heads.
"Henry," said Uncle Andy, "what in the world were you saying about a city?—and about this—er—space ship?"
Henry grasped his uncle's arm and signalled to Valerie, and Peggy Hollenbeck. "Follow me quickly!" he said.
The two young women looked at Uncle Andy and he studied Henry and Martia gravely. Then he turned to them and nodded. They all followed. Henry and Martia both put their fingers to their lips, admonishing them to silence.
They were about fifty feet away from the group when Weston yelled at them. "Hey! Where you think you're going?"
Henry grabbed Martia's arm and told her to scream and flail about, which she did instantly.
"The girl's out of her head!" answered Uncle Andy, catching on. "Psycho! We'll be back in a minute!"
"Well—hurry it up!"
When they gained a clump of verdure that cut off their view of the others, Henry motioned them into the woods. They all ran in to hide, only to be overtaken by Pee Bee.
"What done happened to dat girl?" he asked, panting.