"We could follow on foot. Meanwhile you would rouse them out at the shed——"
"And my silver?"
Engelhardt was silent. The girl leant forward in her saddle, and laid a hand upon his shoulder.
"No, no, Mr. Engelhardt! Captains don't quit their ships in such a hurry as all that. I'm captain here, and I'll stick to mine. It isn't only the silver. Still my father smelt powder for that silver, and the least I can do is to follow his lead."
She slid to the ground as she spoke.
"You will barricade yourself in the store?" said Engelhardt.
"Exactly. It was fixed up for this very kind of thing, after the first fuss with Tigerskin. They'll never get in."
"And you mean to stick to your guns inside?"
"To such as I have—most certainly."