He had no clearly defined plan, only a desire to learn exactly what was being done.

The office beyond the shaft was lighted, although the faint gleam was only dimly revealed along the edge of lowered curtains concealing the interior.

However, this evidence that some one was within served to attract Westcott's attention, and he crept around, under the shadow of the dump, and approached the farther corner.

He could perceive now two men on the hoisting platform, and hear the growl of their voices, but without being able to distinguish speech.

Every few moments there sounded the crash of falling rock as the buckets were emptied.