They got them right, with the drop on them,
and it was good-by to the mazuma."
"Yes, if they have had any warning or if our plans slip a cog
anywhere we shall be repulsed to a certainty."
By the light of a moon struggling out from behind rolling clouds
Bucky read eleven-thirty on his watch when the party reached Agua
Negra. It was still thirty minutes before the Flyer was due, and
O'Halloran disposed his forces with explicit directions as to the
course to be followed by each detail. Very rapidly he sketched
his orders as to the present disposition of the wagons and the
groups of attackers. When the train slowed down to remove the
obstacles they placed on the track, Garcia and another young man
were to command parties covering the train from both sides, while
Rodrigo and one of the drivers were to cover the engineer and the
fireman.
O'Halloran himself, with Bucky and young Valdez, rode rapidly in
the direction of the approaching train. At Concho the engine
would take on water for the last stiff climb of the ascent, and
here he meant to board the train unnoticed, just as it was
pulling out, in order to emphasize the surprise at the proper
moment and render resistance useless.
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