“Please tell them to watch the fellow that I winged first, and to shout if he tries to crawl away. You ask Mr. Fairweather if he has any rope. When we get these fellows in condition to move we shall have to tie them.”
Elfreda walked back to the coach, returning a few moments later with a coil of clothesline.
“Is there anything more that I can do to assist you, Grace?” she asked.
“Yes. Tell Mr. Fairweather to turn the coach around, for we must return to Globe as quickly as possible. The prisoners must have attention, and then—”
“Jail,” suggested Elfreda.
Grace nodded.
“The driver says he will have to unhook the horses and turn the coach around by hand,” Miss Briggs reported.
“Tell him to do so. What will he do with the horses while turning the vehicle?”
“He says he must stake them down,” replied Elfreda, “because the team will run away the instant his back is turned.”
Grace made no reply, but stepped over to Lieutenant Wingate.