Stretching himself he took a deep breath and realized joyfully not only that he was free, but that he had recovered the valuable bonds of which he had been placed in charge.
He began to look around him and tried to conjecture in what direction he must go to reach Lee’s Falls. He was quite at a loss, as he had been carried into the cave blindfolded. But help seemed to be at hand. He saw at a little distance, rapidly approaching him, a man of middle height whom he concluded to be a resident of some place in the vicinity.
“Can you tell me in what direction I must go to reach Lee’s Falls?” he asked.
The stranger paused and examined him.
“So you want to go to Lee’s Falls?” he said.
“Yes, sir.”
“Where do you come from?”
“From Emmonsville.”
“Direct?”
“No.”