CHAPTER XLIV.
FRANK'S SUSPICION.
"It's all right."
Kate uttered the words, and the boys began to recover from their alarm, as she did not hesitate in the least.
"Who is it?" asked Frank.
"Dummy."
"Who is Dummy?"
"A cousin o' mine. He'll do anything fer me. I put him thar ter watch out while I war in hyar."
They went forward. Of a sudden, Kate struck a match, holding it so the light shone on her face, and the figure at the mouth of the cave was seen to wave its hand and vanish.
"Ther coast is clear," assured the girl. "But it's gittin' right nigh mornin', an' we-uns must hustle away from hyar afore it is light. We won't lose any time."