"Why not?"
"Supposing there should chance to be some powder scattered on the floor, and——"
"Wow! That would be a nice thing, wouldn't it? There'd be an explosion, eh?"
"There might be. Better take the chance of bumping our heads——"
"Say, Dan, where are you going?"
"I am going to follow you. Come here. Give me your hand."
"What for?"
"Get in here. Make yourself as small as possible."
Hickey crawled into the small opening, though he did not know where he was.
"What is this place you're stowing me in?" he demanded.