"I hope so!" Ned replied, whispering an aside to Frank.
Frank walked away toward the tent, and directly, while Bradley's face was in clear outline, Ned heard the click of a shutter and knew that the snapshot had been made.
When Bradley at last started away Ned called the boys together and asked them if it wouldn't be a good idea for them to take a prisoner—just to equalize things!
"Bradley?" asked Frank and Jimmie in chorus.
"That's the man," laughed Ned. "Do you think you could head him off and hide him in some out-of-the way hole in the ground?"
"What for?" demanded Jack. "I don't see what you want to do that for."
"Just for the fun of it!" Jimmie exclaimed. "I'll guard him after he is taken!" he added, with an appealing look at Ned.
"Well," Ned went on, nodding at Jimmie, "I have an idea that if two of you work down the slope and come out ahead of him you can coax him to throw up his hands easily enough."
"Then, after that, if you leave it to me," Jack continued, "you'll go down to the cabin and get the prince and start away with him!"
"You're sure it is the prince?" asked Ned.