"He'll have to want for the present," said Don, "but there go a couple of officers back to the train. Let's follow them."
The boys darted into the shadow of the coaches and crept back only a few steps behind what proved to be the captain in charge of the company and his second lieutenant.
"If I only had my automatic, I'd soon settle this whole matter," declared Billie.
"You wouldn't hurt anybody, would you?"
"I'd capture the officer and make him take us to Vera Cruz."
"Of course," from Donald. "Why didn't I think of it before? Let's do it."
"But we have no weapons."
"Then we must get some."
"How?"
"Keep your eyes open. There must be some way."