came „Who are you with? Where are they?
You"re not alone, we"re certain of that!"
„Quick - we must hide!" said Julian, angry and worried. „Dick, look about for a good place and I wil too."
„No good," said Dick. „They"l beat everywhere for us. Better climb trees."
„Good idea!" said Julian. „Anne, come with me. I"l give you a shove up. Hurry, everybody!
Hurry!"
Chapter Fourteen
WILFRID HAS AN ADVENTURE ON HIS OWN
What about Timmy? He can"t climb," said George, fearful y. „He might be shot."
„Put him under a bush and tell him to sit, sit, sit!" said Julian, urgently. „He knows perfectly well what that means. Go on, George, quick."
George took Timmy by the collar and led him to a very thick bush. She pushed him under it. He turned himself round, poked his nose out of the leaves, and looked at her in surprise.
„Sit, Timmy! Sit, and keep quiet!" said George. „Sit, sit, sit - and keep quiet. Understand?"
„Woof," said Timmy, very quietly, and withdrew his nose, so that nothing of him could be seen at al . He knew perfectly well what George meant. Clever old Timmy!
Dick was giving Anne a shove up a tree with drooping branches thick with leaves. „Get as high as you can," he said, in a low voice. „And then stay put til you hear me cal you.
Don"t be afraid. Old Timmy"s down here to protect you!"
Anne gave him rather a small smile. She was not like George, fearless and always ready to rush into trouble. Anne was all for a peaceful life - but how could she have that if she was one of the Five!
The boys and George were now high up in trees, listening to the shouting going on.
Apparently Wilfrid was not going to give away his friends - one up to him!
„How did you get here?" a man was shouting.
„In a boat," said Wilfrid.
„Who was with you?" shouted another man.
„Nobody. I came alone," said Wilfrid, perfectly truthfully. „I wanted to visit the island. I"m an animal-lover and I heard that all the wild creatures here were tame."
„A likely story that!" sneered a man"s voice. „Huh! Animal-lover!"
„Al right then - look what I"ve got here in my pocket," said Wilfrid, and apparently showed the man his baby hedgehog. „He was trodden on by a horse - and I"ve been looking after him."
„Very well - you can go back to your boat, and row away," said the man. AT ONCE! mind.
And don"t look so scared. We shan"t hurt you. We"ve business of our own here, and we don"t want strangers round - not even sil y little kids with hedgehogs in their pockets!"
Wilfrid took to his heels and fled. He felt lost now. He would never find the others - or the cove where his boat was. WHY had he disobeyed Julian? Had the others heard the men shouting at him? Which way should he go?
He had entirely lost his sense of direction and had no idea whether to go to the left or the right. He began to panic. Where could the others be? He must find them, he must! He ran through the trees, wishing that Timmy was with him. Then he stopped. Surely this was quite the wrong way? He turned and went in a different direction. No, this couldn"t be right either, he didn"t recognize a thing!
He thought he heard voices in the distance. He stood and listened. Could it be the others? If only George would tel Timmy to find him! But she wouldn"t, in case he was shot at. Was that noise voices - or was it just the wind? Perhaps it was the others looking for him.
Wilfrid rushed off towards the distant sound. But alas, it died down. It was only the wind!
The trees thinned out into bushes - and then Wilfrid suddenly saw the sea in the distance!
Good! If he could get to it, he could walk round the shore til he came to his cove. He would know where he was then. He began to run towards the blue sea.
Through the bushes he went, and came out at last on to what seemed to be a very high cliff. Yes - there was the sea, below and beyond. If only he could scramble down the cliff he could bear to the right and at last come to his cove. He came
You"re not alone, we"re certain of that!"
„Quick - we must hide!" said Julian, angry and worried. „Dick, look about for a good place and I wil too."
„No good," said Dick. „They"l beat everywhere for us. Better climb trees."
„Good idea!" said Julian. „Anne, come with me. I"l give you a shove up. Hurry, everybody!
Hurry!"
Chapter Fourteen
WILFRID HAS AN ADVENTURE ON HIS OWN
What about Timmy? He can"t climb," said George, fearful y. „He might be shot."
„Put him under a bush and tell him to sit, sit, sit!" said Julian, urgently. „He knows perfectly well what that means. Go on, George, quick."
George took Timmy by the collar and led him to a very thick bush. She pushed him under it. He turned himself round, poked his nose out of the leaves, and looked at her in surprise.
„Sit, Timmy! Sit, and keep quiet!" said George. „Sit, sit, sit - and keep quiet. Understand?"
„Woof," said Timmy, very quietly, and withdrew his nose, so that nothing of him could be seen at al . He knew perfectly well what George meant. Clever old Timmy!
Dick was giving Anne a shove up a tree with drooping branches thick with leaves. „Get as high as you can," he said, in a low voice. „And then stay put til you hear me cal you.
Don"t be afraid. Old Timmy"s down here to protect you!"
Anne gave him rather a small smile. She was not like George, fearless and always ready to rush into trouble. Anne was all for a peaceful life - but how could she have that if she was one of the Five!
The boys and George were now high up in trees, listening to the shouting going on.
Apparently Wilfrid was not going to give away his friends - one up to him!
„How did you get here?" a man was shouting.
„In a boat," said Wilfrid.
„Who was with you?" shouted another man.
„Nobody. I came alone," said Wilfrid, perfectly truthfully. „I wanted to visit the island. I"m an animal-lover and I heard that all the wild creatures here were tame."
„A likely story that!" sneered a man"s voice. „Huh! Animal-lover!"
„Al right then - look what I"ve got here in my pocket," said Wilfrid, and apparently showed the man his baby hedgehog. „He was trodden on by a horse - and I"ve been looking after him."
„Very well - you can go back to your boat, and row away," said the man. AT ONCE! mind.
And don"t look so scared. We shan"t hurt you. We"ve business of our own here, and we don"t want strangers round - not even sil y little kids with hedgehogs in their pockets!"
Wilfrid took to his heels and fled. He felt lost now. He would never find the others - or the cove where his boat was. WHY had he disobeyed Julian? Had the others heard the men shouting at him? Which way should he go?
He had entirely lost his sense of direction and had no idea whether to go to the left or the right. He began to panic. Where could the others be? He must find them, he must! He ran through the trees, wishing that Timmy was with him. Then he stopped. Surely this was quite the wrong way? He turned and went in a different direction. No, this couldn"t be right either, he didn"t recognize a thing!
He thought he heard voices in the distance. He stood and listened. Could it be the others? If only George would tel Timmy to find him! But she wouldn"t, in case he was shot at. Was that noise voices - or was it just the wind? Perhaps it was the others looking for him.
Wilfrid rushed off towards the distant sound. But alas, it died down. It was only the wind!
The trees thinned out into bushes - and then Wilfrid suddenly saw the sea in the distance!
Good! If he could get to it, he could walk round the shore til he came to his cove. He would know where he was then. He began to run towards the blue sea.
Through the bushes he went, and came out at last on to what seemed to be a very high cliff. Yes - there was the sea, below and beyond. If only he could scramble down the cliff he could bear to the right and at last come to his cove. He came
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