"It will be a mistake to go too far.

Their friends won't expect to find 'em so close, and they'll soon be searching farther away." So Ashby dropped Harry on to the sand beside Tom.

Then the wickedest possible gleam came into the hotel man's eyes as he loaded his shotgun.
"We'll fill 'em full of lead right here and now," whispered the hotel keeper.

"Then we'll be sure that they can't get away from us again." "Not so fast!" retorted Duff warningly.

"We can't shoot now.