Almost in the same instant a howl sounded from behind the barrier of rock.
Then another voice was heard, shouting.
"Hold on! We surrender! Stop the shooting!"
Instantly this hail was answered by another. It sounded good to the young recruits as Major Davis roared from behind the forward end of the ledge:
"Then throw up your hands, keep them up, and walk into the train light where we can see you."
"You won't shoot?" demanded the voice of the surrendering one.
"Not unless you attempt tricks," replied the voice of Major Davis.
"All right. Here I come."
A lone figure rose over the edge of the ledge, and a tall, masked man, holding his hands very high, strode toward the train, passing between Hal and Noll, who instantly turned and covered him with their weapons.
"Where's the other man?" demanded Major Davis, still invisible in the blackness beyond.