Some parts of the deal were still dark to him, but he was sure of his ground so far as Clancy and his two pals were concerned.
But how were the men to be captured?
With two at his back and one beside him, to attempt to make an arrest single-handed would have been the height of folly.
A startling expedient occurred to Nick.
Why not wreck the machine?
That would give Chick and Patsy a chance to come up and take a hand in the capture.
Nick looked ahead.
The turnpike wound around through the hills, and was bordered with large trees.
Some of these trees stood out close to the roadway, and it would be a comparatively easy matter to speed up the auto and smash against a tree.
The collision would certainly wreck the Red Spider, and it might also cause the gasoline tank to explode.