Up, men, up!" The sleepers were awakened rapidly, and, although they were awkward and made much more noise than was necessary, they obeyed their captain's sharp order, and marched away with all their arms and stores to the thicket on the hill, where, as Willet had predicted, they found also a network of fallen trees, affording a fine shelter and defense.

Here they crouched and Willet enjoined upon them the necessity of silence.
"Sir," said young Captain Colden, again putting down his pride, "I beg to thank you and your comrades." "You don't owe us any thanks.

It's just what we ought to have done," said Willet lightly.

"The wilderness often turns a false face to those who are not used to it, and if we hadn't warned you we'd have deserved shooting." The faint whine of a wolf came from a point far in the north.
"It's one of their signals," said Willet.

"They'll attack inside of an hour." Then they relapsed into silence and waited, every heart beating hard..