"As a captain he stands pretty high.

If we can pull him down we'll be striking a blow at the whole Rover family and also at their intimate friends." "Right you are.

But the question is, How are we to get hold of him, and what are we to do ?" put in Jackson.
"I've got a plan, but I don't know exactly how it will work." "Let us have it, Lew," came from Gus Pender.
"Some dark night we'll go to Rover's tent and haul him from his cot.
We'll wear masks and he'll think he's in for a bit of hazing and won't squeal very loud.

Then we can blindfold him and bring him here." "So far, so good," put in Rockley.

"And after that ?" "You know how he hates liquor ?" "Does he, or is it all put on ?" questioned Ben Hurdy.
"I can't say as to that, but anyway he pretends to hate it, so it amounts to the same thing.