Their further plans depended upon the immediate actions of the Tramp Club.

Harriet was the one who was chosen to keep watch of their rivals.
She began at once to make her preparations, tying her hair in a tight knot on top of her head and drawing a waterproof bathing cap over all.
"I am going to protect my hair," she smiled in answer to the unspoken question in the eyes of her companion.

"Those bushes pull out a few strands every time I go scouting among them.

I'll imitate the sound that a crow makes if I see them coming back," she added.

"No one must go out in the meantime.