"Nor I," replied Jack; "and the sooner we march the better. We don't know that there was not someone outside to help him carry off the spoil, and the accomplice may have learned of our presence."
"You are right, Jack," said his father.
"But there is Me Dain, we must pick him up," pursued Jack. "Without him we do not know where to strike. How can we get hold of him?"
"The woman will be of service there," said his father. "She is our only hope."
He spoke with the native woman for a few moments, then gave a whistle of satisfaction below his breath.
"She knows where he is lodging, and thinks she can rouse him without disturbing anyone else," whispered Mr. Haydon; "at any rate, she is going to try."
The woman shuffled down the steps, and was gone in an instant.
"We may as well go down and be ready for a move," murmured Mr. Haydon, "but we'll try this chap's knots first."
They examined the bound thief, and made certain that he could not easily shuffle out of his bonds, then they went down to the main room of the hut and posted themselves near the door.
The time they waited seemed never-ending. In reality it was not more than twenty minutes. But when they feared that every sound would see an alarm raised upon them and their escape hopelessly cut off, every minute seemed an hour.