“Plenty men watch um.”
“Won’t it be possible for Dell and me to go through the secret door you speak about, and rescue my pards? I can’t leave them in the hands of Lawless.”
“Pa-e-has-ka want to die, quick? Him go through secret door, him be shot down, pronto. Door watched all time.”
“How did you get through it to come here?”
“Cheyenne watch um door. Cheyenne like um Wah-coo-tah, let Wah-coo-tah come.”
“See here, Wah-coo-tah,” went on the scout, “can’t you contrive to set Nomad and Wild Bill free, then get them past the Cheyenne at the secret door?”
“What good, huh? Then you all die here by Nuzhee Mona.”
“We’ll take our chances with Nuzhee Mona if you’ll help my pards.”
Wah-coo-tah bowed her head in thought for a moment; then, drawing herself erect, she took a swift step toward the scout.
“Mebbyso Pa-e-has-ka send Yellow Hair away, huh? Then Wah-coo-tah save um pards Pa-e-has-ka.”