"For one thing, you have no idea how many villains may have their secret home in there." "Then, what are you going to do ?" Darry demanded, looking up.
"I'm going to watch, right here, while you go forward and find Tom and Dan.

Bring them here, and then we'll decide what ought to be done." "That's rather slow," hot-headed Darry objected.
"It is, and a heap safer," Dick contended.

"Hot-foot it after Tom and Dan.

I'll stay right here and see to it that the mouth of the cave doesn't run away.

Start---at once, Darry, please! Don't let us waste time." Knowing how stubborn Dick could be when he knew that he was wholly right, Dave lost no time in argument.