It's lucky that we have found him out." "It's unfortunate that we didn't find him out long ago," said Archie, who had by this time recovered his usual good nature.
"Our plans for escape are all knocked in the head for this night," continued Frank; "but we will hold ourselves in readiness to seize the first opportunity that is offered.

Dick and Bob will be on our trail in a few hours." At this moment, Pierre entered the glade from the side opposite the spring, and stopped to say a few words to the sentinel, who immediately approached the prisoners, and took his stand within a few paces of them.
"These villains must be afraid of us," said Frank, with a laugh.
"They'd better be," returned Johnny.

"I wouldn't like to have sixty thousand dollars wrapped up in such slippery customers as we are." "I wonder if Pierre thinks we can fly ?" said Archie.

"That's the only way I can see for getting out of here, while these robbers are all around us.

I say, old fellow," he added, turning to the sentinel, "are you a good shot on the wing ?" The Ranchero shrugged his shoulders, and tapped his revolvers significantly.
"I judge from that you are a good shot on the wing," continued Archie.
"Let me advise you to keep both eyes open; for the first thing you know, you'll see us disappearing over the tops of these mountains.