“Fellow citizens!” he began. “Fellow citizens of Athens, we have assembled upon this most auspicious occasion to consummate one of the most glorious deeds ever signed by a notary public. Fellow citizens——”
“Hooray!” roared Texas.
“Not so loud,” laughed Mark, “or you’ll have the camp awake. And if that should happen while I’ve got Allen’s uniform, there’d be a terrible——”
And then Mark stopped just as Bull Harris had done! He started back in just as much horror, too. His companions leaped to their feet in consternation. It was the second handwriting on the wall!
The cause of the alarm came in the form of a noise. It came from Camp Lookout.
“Help help!”
And a moment later a perfect roar that shook the woods, seeming to come from a hundred throats, broke on the ears of the horrified Seven.
It was the yearlings’ revenge!
Mark sprang forward with a cry.
“They’ve alarmed the camp!” he shouted. “The camp! We’ll be discovered! We’re lost! Good Heaven!”