In the meantime, they smoked and talked in low voices, or lay on the ground and snoozed.
At last the leader stood up and said:
“Bring ’em along.”
Patsy had tried at first to see if he could free his hands. In the darkness he tried again, but it was of no use.
These fellows had known how to tie a knot, and they kept the noose around his neck, with a warning that they wouldn’t mind leaving him there for crows to pick.
That was only too plain. They cared little for the detective. It was Snell and Leonard that they were interested in.
The gang returned to Helena in pairs mostly.
Two went beside Patsy, and one each with Snell and Leonard.
The rest trailed along—some in advance, some behind.