Ain't that the simplest way of working it out ?" The teeth of Jerry Smith came together with a snap.

"Then the thing for us to do is to get set and wait for them to make an attack ?" "No use waiting.

When they attack it'll be in a way that'll give us no chance." "Then you figure the same as me--we're lost ?" "Unless we can get out before they make the attack.

In other words, Jerry, there may be something behind the dirt wall at the end of the tunnel." "Nonsense, Ronicky." "There's got to be," said Ronicky very soberly, "because, if there ain't, you and me are dead ones, Jerry.

Come along and help me look, anyway." Jerry rose obediently and flashed on his precious pocket torch, and they went down to pass the turn and come again to the ragged wall of earth which terminated the passage.