Ted went at once to the shelter, which was only a piece of canvas which
had been at one time a wagon cover, and tore it away.
There was revealed a hole in the rock wall, and beside it a small mound
of earth.
Evidently the hole had been known to the white desperadoes who had used
the hole as a hiding place for many years, and that it had been their
habit to conceal it by means of a stopper of earth. This Shan and Sol
had removed, and had made their escape while the Indians and renegades
were preparing for their raid on the settlements.
Ted at once showed it to the other boys, and it was decided to follow
the passage and find out what was at the other end.
The hole was so small that Ted was compelled to enter it on his hands
and knees. Bud followed him, and then came Stella. Ben remained with
Carl to guard the entrance in case any of the white renegades should
return.
A short distance in, the passage, or tunnel, became larger, and soon
opened out into a natural cave, so that they were able to assume an
upright position.
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