Nicolas did so.
Came the voice from without again:
"Trying to give us the slip, eh? Don't want to divide up the gold with us, I guess? Well, we're coming in after you."
"All ready?" asked Hal at this juncture.
Chester glanced around quickly.
"Ready, as soon as you mount," he replied quietly. "Hurry!"
Hal took one more look out the door and saw that the men were approaching, separated widely.
"They're coming!" he cried, and leaped astride his horse. Then he called to the mountaineer,
"Open the door wide!"
For a moment the mountaineer hesitated. He saw that there was trouble coming and he knew that it was none of his business.