Phil's head disappeared, and then Sam Day and Buster Beggs showed themselves.
"Got the bats?" asked Sam.
"Yes."
"Where are they?"
"Here, in this cage."
"Good enough!"
The boys below waited fully five minutes after that. Then Phil appeared once more.
"It's pretty risky to open a door," he announced. "Mr. Dale is below, and so are Pop Swingly and one or two others. I think they are watching for somebody."
"I hope they are not watching for us," returned Shadow, with a shiver.