CHAPTER XVI
SUSPENSE
I said, “All right, but it’s pretty serious. There’s that black man in there. If we start toward Little Valley or back toward Bridgeboro he’ll be suspicious and escape. We know where he is and maybe he doesn’t know we know. How are we going to notify Mr. Pinchem or anybody else, that’s the question?”
Westy said, “Maybe one of us could sneak away and hurry to Little Valley.”
“Yes, and maybe he’ll sneak away too,” I said.
“Maybe we could start a fire and send up a smudge signal,” said Dorry.
“Sure, and make it good and black because he’s a negro,” Warde said.
I said, “It’s all very well to joke, but we have that man as good as caught. What are we going to do about it?”