"I thought so, and now he is working for Harvey."
"Who has gone to the house in the woods to pull the boys, and has got the worst of it."
"I don't reckon we could prevent the operator from sending that message?"
"Not without putting ourselves in the hole."
"We can make sure though that the boy isn't here to show them the place when the officers arrive."
"Which forces us to stay here another day, and according to the looks of things I don't think it safe. What made the fools come after agreeing to lay over in the city till we showed up?"
"That's what I can't say. It's enough to know we've got to bear a hand, for if one of the crowd is caught all hands stand a good chance of being sent up."
"Shall we nab the boy as soon as the train passes?"
"No; I've got a better plan than that. We'll wait till the western express arrives, and make him think we're the officers who have come in reply to his telegram."
"Then we must keep out of sight. Let's take a turn around the town where he won't be likely to see us."