"Can't Vic be sent with a message?"
"No; she does not know the locality, nor has she any friends at the ranch. She will not take a message to a stranger."
We had now reached a point from which we could see a log cabin, a stable, and an open shed. On the side of the buildings toward us, as if screening themselves from an enemy in the opposite direction, were a few men.
"If you would like me to, I can crawl to the house without being seen," said Frank. "That cart, wagon, and stack will screen me."
"Yes, you can do it easily. Tell Mr. Hopkins we are here, and to make no demonstration when we close up. I will explain a plan to him which, I think, will enable us to teach the Apaches a lesson. If you find Mr. Baldwin there, tell him to show himself at a window or door."