"That's fifty of them at the very least," exclaimed Andy. "A few more coups like that, and we'll wipe them all out."
"It will teach them caution, I'm afraid," was his father's reply. "But we've done very well up to the present. How's Terence?"
"He was only slightly hurt," replied Ellerton.
"No sign of any canoes?"
"No, sir."
"Thank Heaven for that," replied Mr. McKay fervently.
"The explosion also sent off the other canisters," observed Andy. "Shall we place some others in the gorge when it is dark?"
"I don't think they will attempt that way again," replied Mr. McKay. "They've had a rare fright, both by day and night."
"I noticed a crowd of them on the cliffs immediately above the cave where the rest of the dynamite is stored," paid Ellerton. "If we can use the stuff to no better purpose, why not set a time-fuse, and give them another surprise?"
"It might be done, but there's a great risk to be run by whoever lights the fuse."