"All right," whispered Randy.
By a dexterous movement Ned transferred his hold from the planking to the more precarious support and slipped downward, hand over hand. An instant later his feet touched a broad, solid beam.
CHAPTER XXIV
AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER
The instant the tension relaxed the boys drew the coat up.
"All right!" came Ned's voice from the darkness. "Put the plank back in place now and keep very quiet. Wait a moment," he added quickly. "Something just occurred to me. I may be right and I may be wrong, but at all events don't you fellows be scared if you hear a big splash."
"We won't," whispered Randy.
Then the plank was dropped noiselessly over the hole.