“How unlucky!” said Julius. “I usually have it with me, but I remember leaving it in my other pants. If I only had it, you could cut the string, and we could escape.”{189}
“Do you think he will keep us always, Julius?” asked Carrie, disconsolately.
“No, Carrie; I will find a way to get you home, before long,” said Julius in a tone that expressed more cheerfulness than he felt.
“It’s provoking,” he thought, “to be tied up here, when there is such a good chance to escape. I’ll never go without a knife again. I didn’t think how much good it might do me.”{190}
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE RESCUE.
Meanwhile Mr. Taylor and Abner had pursued the search in vain. From opposite directions they met at the entrance to the wood.
“Have you found no traces of Carrie, Abner?” asked the father, anxiously.
“No, sir,” said Abner.
“Have you met Julius?”
“No, sir.”