He was waiting for the end. When Crull would signal that the water was above the victims’ heads, Isaac Coffran would come forward.
He would enjoy watching two men die.
CHAPTER XXXI
ENTER THE SHADOW
There was scarcely a sound in the cavern as the water continued to rise in the pit. None of the five rogues spoke; the prisoners did not cry out. Only the gurgle of the increasing flood broke the stillness.
Blair Windsor stared at the tunnel that led to his home. He could not watch the pit. Let the others gloat. Death, to him, was a solemn matter.
The blackness at the end of the tunnel seemed like a solid wall. Blair Windsor’s mind was concentrated upon it, as he sought to forget the gruesome work that was taking place a few feet away.
“They’re pretty near under,” observed Birdie Crull, with a chuckle. “No! They’ve just pulled a cute trick. They’ve pulled their faces up against the grating. We can give them five minutes yet.”
The seconds went by monotonously for Blair Windsor. He still stared at that black opening. He imagined it to be a solid structure.
Suddenly he detected motion. He rubbed his hands over his eyes. The end of the tunnel was projecting itself into the cavern!