I'll wait fer Sam out there on the Point.

He ought to have some news from headquarters by this time.

I don't see why we have to hang around this place forever.

She ought to be half way to Paris by now." "They don't want to take chances, Bill, till the excitement blows over." "Well, you an' your mother just keep your hands off of her while I'm out, that's all," warned Bill Briggs.
The trap-door was closed, and Bonner heard the other occupant of the room shuffle out into the night.

He was not long in deciding what to do.
Here was the chance to dispose of one of the bandits, and he was not slow to seize it.