"You had better shut up, kid," put in one of the men. "You are in our power, and the less you say, the better off you'll be, see?"
"I have spoken nothing but the truth."
"That may be so, too; but folks don't always like to hear the truth."
"What are you going to do with them?" questioned Dan Baxter curiously.
"Put them in a place we have ready for just such skunks."
"Prisoners?"
"Sure."
"Down below?"
"That's it."
Dan Baxter grinned to himself, and then leered at Sam and Dick.