CHAPTER XX
AN OFFER FROM THE ENEMY
"This is a cheerful outlook, I must say. I wonder how long it is going to last?"
The question came from Sam, after an hour had been spent in the damp and lonely cell under Red Rock ranch.
"That is a riddle to me, Sam," answered Dick. "I don't think they will let us go in a hurry. We have learned too much."
"Do you imagine they will find Tom and the others?"
"I hope not. If they do, we'll be in a pickle, for I guess it will be Tom and the others who will have to get us out of this hole."
"I wish we had a light."
"I am afraid it would do us small good. This seems to have been built for a regular prison, and I suppose the only way out is through the door, and that is securely fastened."
The two Rovers were in no cheerful frame of mind. They realized that Sack Todd was much exercised over the fact that they had discovered
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