"I've had enough of your nonsense! Get out!" commanded the sturdy lad. He, too, leaped the chutes and made for the contractor, brandishing his iron bar. Spooner turned and ran down the level until he reached the ladder, up which he climbed to his own drift.
"There, I guess I shall not be troubled by that fellow any more," said Steve, returning slowly to his interrupted lunch.
But he had not heard the last of Spooner.
The contractor, fuming with rage, was already plotting the downfall of the lad who had been the cause of his undoing.
CHAPTER XIV
LAYING THE TRAP
STEVE RUSH and his companion had held a long consultation over the events of the past few days. They had decided that it would be well to watch both Spooner and Marvin. Bob had overheard a conversation, or rather a few words, between the two men that warned him they were plotting mischief.
"What can they do?" asked Steve.