Before they had left One Man Coulee they had known exactly what they were to do, and how to do it.

They knew who was to nail the hastily constructed shutter over the window.

They knew who was to fasten the door so that it could not be opened from within.

They knew also who were to use the crow-bars, who were to roll the skids under the shack.
There were twelve of them--because Bert Rogers had insisted upon helping.

In not many more minutes than there were men, they were in their saddles, ready to start.