"All right, boys. Lead the way!"
Frank and Joe went across the grass beside the road and plunged into the undergrowth at the entrance of the gully. Their hearts were pounding with excitement. The moment of success was at hand.
Behind them trooped nine stalwart officers, heavily armed.
Down the sloping gully they went. The trooper in charge fell in step beside Frank and the boy explained the situation that lay ahead.
"Two openings to the caves, eh?" said the trooper. "Well, we have them cornered. That is, if the birds haven't flown."
They came to the beach. Their boots clattered on the rocks as the men hurried forward.
At length the bushes that concealed the entrance to the first tunnel were in sight.
CHAPTER XXII
The Round-Up