“They never could have reached the old cabin in this time,” Tom decided to himself. “They must have brought me to some new place. I wonder what will happen now?”
Tom felt himself laid on some sort of bed or bunk. Then he heard a door closed and locked.
“Well, we’ve got him just where we want him,” said Skeel. “Now we’ll go ahead with our plans.”
And the prisoner wondered what those plans were.
[CHAPTER XXI]
SKEEL REVEALS HIMSELF
“Shall we loosen him up now?” asked the voice of one of the men. Tom could still see nothing, as the bag remained over his head.
“Yes, take off the headgear, and ungag him,” answered Skeel. “It won’t matter if he does holler up here. No one will hear him. But keep his hands tied, except when we feed him.”
Tom felt a sudden sense of elation in spite of his most uncomfortable position. At least he was going to get something to eat, and he needed it, for he felt nearly famished.