You may be sure that the boys made a hurried meal, and without waiting for the workers to come up, they grasped their weapons, and were soon half way up the hill, their guide, an old man, who knew the location of the caves, being with them, to show the way.
The old man pointed to the rocky wall, and indicated where the opening was. Ephraim had closed it effectually, for they saw the evidence of the wall before them, where its comparatively smooth surface showed the difference between the natural wall and the rough rocks elsewhere.
"Where is the other cave?" asked George.
"It is on the other side," he answered.
"And is that also closed?"
"Yes; just as you see this."
When the workers came up John directed them how to commence at the top, and take out a rock at a time. He smiled as he saw how well the work had been done, and Ephraim was gratified at the praise bestowed.
"You certainly made a first class job of ashlar work," remarked John.
"What is that?" asked Ephraim, in surprise.
"It is just this kind of masonry where the courses are irregular, and built up from the rock just as it came from the quarry."