"Certainly not. At a late hour to-night we will accompany him, and all our hopes of success depend upon gaining this building without being discovered."
"How long are we to stay there?"
"A week if necessary."
"A week!" Teddy and Neal cried in concert.
"Yes, and I hope we shall be able to remain concealed in the house during that time, otherwise it may go hard with us."
"But what do you expect to do shut up in a building, for of course we must keep out of sight?" and Jake's face expressed the utmost surprise and apprehension.
"That is exactly what you shall learn when we arrive there. Since I have proven that the Silver City really has an existence, the least that can be done is to aid in carrying out my programme without too much discussion."
"You won't have any reason to complain because I don't obey orders," Jake replied quickly.
"Then I will soon show you what we expect to do providing our plans work without a hitch during the next ten hours. Let's get these traps into a more convenient shape for carrying, in order that we may be ready for the last stage of our journey when Poyor gives the word."