He walked away, and presently returned.

"Well, you'll keep," he said, "there ain't any windows." She knew from his voice that the man was Dale.

He had gone outside and had seen there was no escape for her except through the door she had barred.
There came a silence except for the movements of the men, and the low hum of their voices.

She wondered what had become of Owen, but she did not dare unbolt the door for fear that Dale might be waiting on the other side of it.

So, in the grip of a nameless terror she leaned against the door and waited.
She heard Dale talking to his men; he was standing near the door behind which she stood, and she could hear him distinctly.
"You guys hit the breeze after Sanderson.