“Hardly. I’d not risk it. I think, if I were you, and you wish to get into the mill on the sly, I’d wait for a dark night and then crawl up very cautiously.”
“But the traps? You fell into one, and there may be others even more dangerous.”
“I’ve got a plan!” cried Andy. “I am sure it will work, too.”
“What is that?” asked Bert Field with interest.
“When we were near the old mill I noticed that on the upper side were several very large trees. One of these trees had its branches hanging directly over the roof of the main building. Back of that tree were other trees, stretching down into the woods. Now, why couldn’t some of us climb into the trees and work our way along from one limb to another until we reached the tree near the roof? Then we could get on the roof and from there into one of the upper windows of the mill. I don’t believe that way is guarded, and if we worked quietly and in the dark I think we would give whoever is in the mill a complete surprise.”
“Say, that’s a great scheme!” cried Pepper. “Let us try it.”
“I’m willing!” said Jack.
“So am I,” added Dale. And then all of the cadets looked at Bert Field.
“Aren’t any of you fellows afraid of the ghost?” asked the strange lad.
“No!” was the prompt reply.