From their conversation Billie learned the outcome of the fight,
and he was greatly amused at the attempt of the bandits to figure
out who had betrayed them. Each one had a different theory, but
all agreed that there must have been a traitor in the band. It
was all the lad could do to prevent himself from calling out to
them, just to see what effect his words would have.
After discovering from the conversation that the bandits felt
themselves perfectly secure where they were and that they were
likely to stay there for some time, he finally decided to get
back to the railroad and thence to Pachuca and give the alarm.
Acting upon the decision, he made his way across the basin to
where he had slid down the embankment and slowly and laboriously
climbed to the top, followed by Ab.
Retracing his steps, he soon reached the railroad and looking
down the track toward Pachuca gave a shout of delight as he saw
his three chums approaching, leading a fourth horse between them.
"Just in time," he said, as they drew near enough to exchange
greetings.
"Just in time for what?" queried the others as one.
"To capture the bandits that you let escape."
"How do you know that we let any escape?" asked Adrian.
"I'm a mind reader.
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