“Yis.”
“And he has the Steam Man here?”
“Shure enough.”
“Then the success of my plans are assured!” exclaimed Tony, jubilantly. “That is, if we succeed in escaping from here.”
“Shure we must do that,” declared Barney, confidently.
At this moment there arose a great commotion among the pigmy people.
Excited cries arose, and as with one accord they rushed from the place. In less than no time the place was cleared.
Tony Buckden and Barney were not a little surprised.
“I wonder what that means?” exclaimed the New Yorker.
“Bejabers, there’s no tellin’ but that they’ve heard of the Steam Man and that’s phwat has drawn thim away.”