Nothing could be gained by "running away" from the unwelcome visitor.  Nothing was to be gained by following the advice to "bust 'em up."  A race would only serve to draw the Nelson away from the point of action, away from the place where Lyman was held in captivity.  To "bust 'em up" would be to set all the official rings of Paraguay in operation against the lads, place the Boy Scouts under the ban of the law!