CHAPTER VII
The Eagle's Nest.
ROM the mountain path sounds the yodeling, merry and strong, telling of good spirits and dauntless courage; it is Rudy—he is going to see his friend Vesinaud.
"You will help me! we will take Ragli with us. I must capture the eaglet up the face of the mountain!"
"Won't you take the spots of the moon first; that is as easy!" said Vesinaud. "You are in good spirits!"
"Yes, for I am thinking of getting married! But now, to be in earnest, I will tell you what I am intending!"
And soon Vesinaud and Ragli knew what Rudy wished.
"You are a daring lad!" said they. "You will not get there! You will break your neck!"
"A man does not fall down when he does not think of it!" said Rudy.
At midnight they set off with poles, ladders, and ropes; the way was through t
