CHAPTER XXII.
A RESCUE AND A SURPRISE.
It would be hard to describe Adrian's surprise at the unexpected event which closed the preceding chapter. His first thought was that a cannon ball had struck the house, but a second thought convinced him that such was not the case. Before he had time to think further he heard a big voice call out:
"Here he is!"
A moment later Mr. Black burst in through the opening in the wall and, picking Adrian up in his arms as though he had been a baby, started on a run with him for the nearest horse.
"There you are!" he exclaimed as he set the boy on the horse. "Now to run for it!"
Adrian needed no second bidding, but digging his heels into the horse's side he dashed away toward the cocoanut grove, his flight being protected by the Americans with Billie at their head.
A couple of minutes after, the entire band had rallied in the shelter of the trees, where they stopped to plan for the next move.