"I thought so," was all Muriel said.
When the ropes were removed from the necks of the boys, Muriel directed that their feet be tied again, and their eyes blindfolded.
These orders were attended to with great swiftness, and then the moonshiner chief said:
"Follow!"
Out they rode from beneath the tree, and away through the misty moonlight.
Frank and Barney could not see, but they felt well satisfied with their lot, for they had been saved from death for the time being, and, somehow, they felt that Muriel did not mean to harm them.
"Frank," whispered Barney, "are yez there?"
"Here," replied Frank, close at hand.
"It's dead lucky we are to be livin', me b'y."
"You are quite correct, Barney. I feel like singing a song of praise and thanksgiving. But we're not out of the woods yet."