forbade you to go for a walk -
and you went."
„I know. I went off by myself- and a man caught me and scared me. Then I ran away and lost myself. I couldn"t find any of you," said poor Wilfrid. „But my word, I saw something very very interesting on that walk of mine!"
„What?" asked Julian, at once.
„Let"s sit down, and I"l tell you," said Wilfrid. „I feel quite shaky. You real y were beasts to jump on me like that."
„Never mind, Wilfrid," said Anne, feeling sorry for the boy, who real y did look rather shaken. „Now go on, tell us everything that happened."
Wilfrid sat down. He was stil trembling a little. Everything seemed to have happened at once. He began to tell the others about the Wailing Cliffs, and al he had seen.
They all listened with intense interest. „So that"s the other way to the underground treasure-chamber - through a passage in the clips!" said Julian. „I never thought of that!
My word, that"s something to know. I vote we go and explore the cliffs ourselves, when there"s nobody about."
„Well, it had better be in the evening," said Wilfrid. „Just in case we were spotted climbing down the cliffs to find the passage - if there is one, and I think there must be! Those men might be on the watch, now they know there"s someone on the island. I bet they guess I"m not the only one - even though I told them I came alone."
„I vote we have something to eat," said George. „We can talk over everything then. It"s ages since we had a meal. Let"s go and open some more tins, and plan what we"re going to do tonight. This is getting too exciting for words. Isn"t it, Timmy?"
„Woof," agreed Timmy. Too exciting, he thought. Yes - and dangerous, too. He"d keep close to George that evening, as close as ever he could! If she went into danger, Timmy would be close by her side!
Chapter Fifteen
JULIAN HAS AN EXCITING PLAN
The five children talked and talked, as they opened more tins and had a most peculiar meal of ham spread with fruit salad and beans. They finished up with another barley sugar each. George gave hers to Timmy who disposed of it with a crick-crack-swal ow!
„Have we al got torches?" asked Julian. „I know it wil be bright moonlight tonight, but as we shall presumably be getting down - or up - dark caves, we shal want torches."
Yes - they each had a torch. Wilfrid, for some reason, had two, rather small, but quite efficient.
„What"s the plan going to be, Ju?" asked George, and Timmy gave a little whine, as if to say, „Yes, tell us." He sat by George, listening earnestly, with Wilfrid on the other side of him.
At times he sniffed at the baby hedgehog stil in the boy"s pocket, and apparently quite happy there. Wilfrid had been busy catching insects for it, much to Timmy"s interest.
„I propose that we go to the cliffs - the Wailing Cliffs - as soon as it"s twilight, and make our way down," said Julian. „There is probably some kind of pathway down, I should think -
even if only a rabbit-path. I"l lead the way down, of course. Anne and Wilfrid are to come between me and Dick, with George and Timmy behind."
„Right!" said everyone.
„We are, of course, to make as little noise as possible," said Julian. „And do try not to send stones hurtling down the path or cliff just in case anyone"s about! When we get down to the rocks, we"ll let Wilfrid go ahead, because he saw where the men went in and out earlier on."
Wilfrid felt suddenly important. My word - it was like planning an exploration! He suddenly remembered something - the wailing noise.
„I hope the girls won"t be scared when they hear the awful wailing noise," he said. „It"s only the wind screaming in and out of the holes and corners of the great cliffs."
George made a scornful noise. „Who"s scared of the wind!" she said.
„Timmy might be," said Julian, smiling. „We know what makes the wailing. He doesn"t! You may have to hold him when it begins, George. He"l be a bit restive."
„He won"t!" said
and you went."
„I know. I went off by myself- and a man caught me and scared me. Then I ran away and lost myself. I couldn"t find any of you," said poor Wilfrid. „But my word, I saw something very very interesting on that walk of mine!"
„What?" asked Julian, at once.
„Let"s sit down, and I"l tell you," said Wilfrid. „I feel quite shaky. You real y were beasts to jump on me like that."
„Never mind, Wilfrid," said Anne, feeling sorry for the boy, who real y did look rather shaken. „Now go on, tell us everything that happened."
Wilfrid sat down. He was stil trembling a little. Everything seemed to have happened at once. He began to tell the others about the Wailing Cliffs, and al he had seen.
They all listened with intense interest. „So that"s the other way to the underground treasure-chamber - through a passage in the clips!" said Julian. „I never thought of that!
My word, that"s something to know. I vote we go and explore the cliffs ourselves, when there"s nobody about."
„Well, it had better be in the evening," said Wilfrid. „Just in case we were spotted climbing down the cliffs to find the passage - if there is one, and I think there must be! Those men might be on the watch, now they know there"s someone on the island. I bet they guess I"m not the only one - even though I told them I came alone."
„I vote we have something to eat," said George. „We can talk over everything then. It"s ages since we had a meal. Let"s go and open some more tins, and plan what we"re going to do tonight. This is getting too exciting for words. Isn"t it, Timmy?"
„Woof," agreed Timmy. Too exciting, he thought. Yes - and dangerous, too. He"d keep close to George that evening, as close as ever he could! If she went into danger, Timmy would be close by her side!
Chapter Fifteen
JULIAN HAS AN EXCITING PLAN
The five children talked and talked, as they opened more tins and had a most peculiar meal of ham spread with fruit salad and beans. They finished up with another barley sugar each. George gave hers to Timmy who disposed of it with a crick-crack-swal ow!
„Have we al got torches?" asked Julian. „I know it wil be bright moonlight tonight, but as we shall presumably be getting down - or up - dark caves, we shal want torches."
Yes - they each had a torch. Wilfrid, for some reason, had two, rather small, but quite efficient.
„What"s the plan going to be, Ju?" asked George, and Timmy gave a little whine, as if to say, „Yes, tell us." He sat by George, listening earnestly, with Wilfrid on the other side of him.
At times he sniffed at the baby hedgehog stil in the boy"s pocket, and apparently quite happy there. Wilfrid had been busy catching insects for it, much to Timmy"s interest.
„I propose that we go to the cliffs - the Wailing Cliffs - as soon as it"s twilight, and make our way down," said Julian. „There is probably some kind of pathway down, I should think -
even if only a rabbit-path. I"l lead the way down, of course. Anne and Wilfrid are to come between me and Dick, with George and Timmy behind."
„Right!" said everyone.
„We are, of course, to make as little noise as possible," said Julian. „And do try not to send stones hurtling down the path or cliff just in case anyone"s about! When we get down to the rocks, we"ll let Wilfrid go ahead, because he saw where the men went in and out earlier on."
Wilfrid felt suddenly important. My word - it was like planning an exploration! He suddenly remembered something - the wailing noise.
„I hope the girls won"t be scared when they hear the awful wailing noise," he said. „It"s only the wind screaming in and out of the holes and corners of the great cliffs."
George made a scornful noise. „Who"s scared of the wind!" she said.
„Timmy might be," said Julian, smiling. „We know what makes the wailing. He doesn"t! You may have to hold him when it begins, George. He"l be a bit restive."
„He won"t!" said
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