Chapter XIX
THE MONEY IN SIGHT
"Not while they have possession of the boys," Canfield declared, dolefully. "They'll murder those boys if we shut off their supplies!"
"Oh, I don't know about that!" suggested Dick. "We've been mixed up in a great many awkward situations, but we've always managed to save our necks. We'll get the boys out in some way!"
"Look here, Mr. Canfield," Will said, "how well do you know this mine?"
"Every inch of it!" was the reply.
"Every inch of every level?" asked Will.
"Yes, sir!" replied the caretaker, rather proudly. "I can go into any part of it without a light!"
"Then look here, Dick," Will directed. "You chase back to the old tool house and bring back a long rope. And when you return, stop at the second level. Some of us will meet you there."