Now they were off into the northeast, where the Wichita Mountains lay.
None of them knew just where the Hole in the Wall was, but Ted felt
confident of finding it if there was such a place.
They rode so hard, only stopping at noon to water the ponies, that early
in the afternoon they entered the mountains.
As they were going up the valley they saw the flying figure of a man on
horseback coming toward them.
As he approached, they saw that he was a cavalryman.
"Hello, what's up?" said Bud. "I never see a sojer goin' so fast, except
there was somethin' doin'."
A few minutes later the soldier rode up to them.
He proved to be a sergeant of cavalry.
"Where are you going?" he asked, pulling his horse to its haunches.
"What's that ter you?" asked Bud jovially.
"Just this: The Indians are threatening to rise, perhaps to-night,
perhaps not until to-morrow. But when they do, this will be no place for
white men."
"Where is the place called the Hole in the Wall?" asked Ted.
"Do you want to go there, or do you want to avoid it?" asked the
sergeant.
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