CHAPTER XX
Dire Threats
Snackley, once he had recovered from his first consternation and surprise, was in high humor.
"Just in time!" he chuckled, rubbing his hands with satisfaction. "Just in time! If we'd been a few minutes later they'd have been away from us altogether."
The Hardy boys were silent. They were sick with disappointment. It had seemed that escape was certain, and then, in a twinkling, the tables had been turned and now they were all worse off than they had been before.
"What will we do with 'em, chief?" asked one of the men.
The voice sounded familiar to the boys and they looked up. Not altogether to their surprise, they saw that the fellow was none other than Redhead, whom they had seen at the Polucca place the day Frank discovered his father's cap.
"Do with them?" exclaimed Snackley.
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