I shall begin to think now that we must fight harder than ever to hold this part of the country.

Which of you two made the discovery ?" "Both of us," said Denham.

"No; Moray first stumbled upon the hole there." "We were together," I said quietly; "and Sergeant Briggs helped." "I didn't see much of his help," said Denham dryly.

"We pushed, and he did the grunting." "You shall have the credit of the discovery, never fear," said the Colonel, "and your share of the profit, if there is any; but we have something else to think about now.

Come up here; I want to see how our enemies are going on." He led the way back to the walls, and we followed him to the highest part of our fortress.