We will make a fight at once, and try and end it." Presently the door gave way before the heavy blows which were struck upon it; and, to the astonishment of the lads, a band of Indians, naked to the waist and holding torches, burst into the cell.
"Here they are!" exclaimed one of them, in Spanish.
"Quick, there is not a moment to be lost.

Follow us;" and, stooping down, he cut the cords which bound them.
Bewildered and confused with the sudden light, and by the unexpected irruption, the boys followed the speaker; and, closely surrounded by the Indians, made their way down the passages and out into the courtyard.

There was no resistance, or interference.

The familiars had, apparently, fled at the sudden attack upon the jail, and no one appeared to bar their exit.
The great gates of the courtyard stood uninjured, but the postern door had been battered in.

Another body of natives, armed with spears and bows and arrows, were standing round the entrance; and a good many of the people of the neighborhood, roused by the sudden tumult, were standing at the doors.