O'Halloran calculated that this could be done, but he did not
want to run his margin of time too fine.
"When the governor finds we have recaptured the arms, will he not
have all your leaders arrested today and thrown into the prison?"
asked the ranger.
"He will--if he can lay hands on them. But he had better catch
his hare before he cooks it. I'm thinking that none of us will be
at home to-day when his men come with a polite invitation to go
along with them."
"Then he'll spend all day strengthening his position. With this
warning he will be a fool if he can't make himself secure before
night, when the army is on his side."
"Oh, the army is on his side, is it? Now, what would you say if
most of the officers were ready to come over to us as soon as we
declare ourselves? And ye speak of strengthening his position.
The beauty of his position, me lad, from our point of view, is
that he doesn't know his weak places. He'll be the most
undeceived man in the State when the test comes--unless something
goes wrong."
"When do you propose to attack the prison?"
"To-night. To-morrow is election day, and we want all the byes we
can on hand to help us out.
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