"Don't tell the kids everything," broke in Sack Todd.
At that moment there came a shrill whistle from the top of the stairs leading to the cell.
"Hullo! I'm wanted!" cried the owner of Red Rock ranch. "Come on, Andy, we'll finish this talk some other time." And he stepped to the doorway. Both were soon outside, the door was fastened as before, and off the men hurried, leaving Sam and Dick in anything but a comfortable frame of mind.
CHAPTER XXI
THROUGH THE FOREST
The knowledge that Sam and Dick had been made prisoners by those at
Red Rock ranch was most discouraging to Tom and Songbird.
"They are in a hole in the ground," said the fun-loving Rover. "That must mean that they are in some sort of dungeon."
"More than likely they have a place for prisoners at the ranch," returned Songbird. "The question is, now that we have learned so much: what's to do about it?"
"We must rescue Sam and Dick."
"That may be easier said than done, Tom. My idea is, the fellows at the ranch are desperate characters—horse thieves, or worse."