"You're a cheerful little cuss!" grinned Jackson, beginning to see the dangerous side of the situation. "And what are we going to do when Ned comes back? Let them soak him?"
"Not so you could notice it," was the reply. "When Ned comes back we'll be out at the other end of that tunnel, an' he'll swoop do in in the Nelson an' pick us up, an' we'll be back in little old N. Y. before you can say scat."
"But how can we—"
The entrance to the cavern was darkened for a moment and then the flashily-dressed form of Collins made its appearance.
"What's that about getting back to little old N. Y.?" he asked.
"When do you start for Manhattan Island?"
"You heard, then?" asked Jackson.
"Of course."
"Well?"
"Well, we'll see that you don't get away until this Ned comes back after you. We need him in our business."
"He'll land Lyman at Asuncion before you see him again," Jimmie said.