“No, we found a way out,” came the answer in a few moments.
“Bully!” shouted Billy. “That lets you out, boys. We don’t need to dig any more.”
The boys in the gully scrambled out of it in great glee, and then set up a shout which was soon answered at a less distance than before, and shortly after that they heard Jack’s voice from somewhere above them saying:
“Hello, you fellows! We are up here. How are we going to get down?”
The boys all looked up and saw Jack Sheldon and Dick Percival standing on top of the ledge, at the foot of which was the entrance of the cave.
“How did you get there?” asked Blaisdell. “We were trying to dig you out, but we are glad we don’t have to.”
“Dig us out?” asked Percival in astonishment.
“Yes. When the boulder fell it sent down a lot of stones and earth, and completely blocked the entrance of the cave.”
“Then it was fortunate we found the other entrance,” said Jack.
“Another one?”