They were completely bewildered by what had occurred, and for the moment could do little but clutch each other and try to pierce the darkness which surrounded them. Andy had gone sprawling, with Pepper on top of him. Now both arose.
“What do you make of this?” asked Pepper, trying vainly to control his voice.
“I—I guess we have been trapped!” gasped Andy. “I—I wish we had a pistol, or something!”
“Did we fall or was a trap-door opened, Andy?”
“I guess a door was opened. Anyway, the opening is closed again.”
“Well, I don’t believe any ghost did it, do you?”
“No, it was some human being. But that human being might be just as bad as a ghost.”
“Right you are. How are we going to get out?”
“That remains to be seen.”
The two boys felt around them. On every side was a stone wall. In two of the walls were doors. One was locked, but the other stood partly open.