There was a quizzical smile on her
face, but it was hidden by the white mask she wore.
Suddenly she cried out: "Oh, girls! girls!" Then pointed directly over
their heads into the forest. "The banshee! The banshee! Look! Oh, look!"
Tommy sat shivering, not daring to turn her head. A few girls mustered up
sufficient courage to look behind them. Then a series of wild screams rent
the air. There was a mad rush for the protection of the tents, in which
even the guardians--or nearly all of them--joined. What they had seen had
sent a thrill of terror through every girl that had gazed upon the
terrifying sight.
Tommy Thompson rose and stood trembling. "Thave me!" moaned Tommy. "I'm
tho thcared!"
[Illustration: "It's the Banshee!"]
CHAPTER XVI
THE LAYING OF A SPOOK
"It's the banshee! It's the banshee!" screamed a score of voices.
What they had seen had been enough to startle the bravest person. A figure
had suddenly appeared out of the gloom, a huge towering figure that looked
to the startled girls to be almost as high as the trees themselves,
though it was not more than eight feet tall. The figure was clad in long,
flowing white robes that hung gracefully to its feet. Two arms almost as
long as the figure was high, were waving frantically in the air.
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