“If it wasn’t for Stebbins, I’d be in favor of sneak-out and having a try at getting away, but he could never do it, and of course we can’t go and leave him.”
“Of course not,” both Rex and Jack agreed.
“There’s only one thing to do that I can think of,” Bob began.
“What is it?” Jack interrupted.
“It’s for the three of us to go outside and stay there till it begins to get light. I know it sounds risky, and it is, but it’s a chance and we haven’t even got that cooped up here. It’ll be three against three and I believe we’ll have a slight advantage over them.”
“How so?” Rex asked.
“Well, we’ll be looking for them and they’ll naturally think we’re still inside.”
“Righto,” Jack said; “it’s the dope all right. Let’s not lose any time or we may be too late.”
Mr. Stebbins vigorously opposed the plan when they made known their intention to him.
“The thing for you to do,” he insisted, “is to get away and leave me here. I don’t believe they will kill me so long as they don’t know where the money is.”