“Why, it has been burned through!” exclaimed Juarez.
“Exactly,” replied Jim.
“How did he get close enough to the fire to do that?” asked Tom.
“I would have thought that he would have burnt himself up,” said Jo.
“It was simple enough,” explained Jim. “A coal rolled close to him and he was able to get the rope that tied his hands against it and burnt through, and the rest was easy.”
“That was a pretty good trick,” said Juarez. “We will have to remember that.”
“I would be afraid of burning myself,” objected Tom.
“That Mexican wouldn’t feel it if you did put a live coal on him,” quoth Juarez. “They don’t mind heat.”
“I bet he gets his gang on our trail,” said Jo. “We will have to look out for trouble from now on.”
“We will be ready for them,” remarked Jim significantly.