some sort. He was without even a stick, and he realized that should he be discovered by Felter and Nolan the two might make things decidedly warm for him.
"They'll have something to fight for," he reasoned, "and it will be much more than such a struggle as we had before."
But if he could prevent it, the young electrician wished to remain undiscovered, and with this end in view he moved forward with extreme caution across the yard and into an angle of the building.
Fortunately the wind had died away and it was now still, so that by straining his ears Franklin was able to hear the conversation of the two factory hands as they moved about not many yards away.
"Is the window unlocked?" he heard Nolan ask, after a slight scraping sound, similar to that which a person would make in climbing upon a stone window sill.
"Yes, the window is unlocked all right enough," Felter replied. "But it sticks a good deal. Brace my left foot a bit, will you?"
Franklin heard Nolan move around and then detected a slight squeak. The squeak was repeated several times as the window Felter was opening stuck, owing to the snow packed in the frame.
"Don't make too much noise," cautioned the
