“If they would only all go to sleep,” said the young inventor, “then we could be sure of slipping by them.”
But the greasers seemed to have no such idea in view.
There was no doubt but that many of them would remain up all night. What was to be done?
Frank pondered the question seriously and long.
He saw what he believed was the passage which led out of the mine.
But men were constantly passing in and out, and it would be utterly impossible to escape in that direction.
Meanwhile, the risk was great in staying where they were.
At any moment some one of the greasers might come upon them. It was clear that desperate action had got to be taken at once.
Frank considered every daring move which he could think of.
He even thought of a break for liberty through the outer passage. But second thought showed that this was suicidal.