“We’ve got to see the inside of that room,” was Nick’s short response.
“Break it open?”
“If there is no other way.”
“There doesn’t seem to be.”
“I might climb up to the window, with a ladder—or without one, for that matter,” volunteered Chick.
“That wouldn’t do. Everybody outside would wonder what was going on,” objected Nick Carter. “We don’t want to call general attention to this trouble. Eh, captain?”
“Certainly not,” was Douglas’ hurried response.
“I should like to shin up to that window,” put in Patsy.
“Well, you can’t,” said Chick. “I’ll do it, if it were to be done at all. You can’t have all the fun.”
“It’s mighty little fun I’ve had since I’ve been down here,” grumbled Patsy. “It’s the dullest place I ever was in.”