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Waters!" and dashed toward the camp. A pair of strong arms encircled his waist, and the young man heard a voice say: "White man go too soon!" He had been seized by a sentry; but Mr. Waters and Oracus hastened to him, and he was released. The other white man was the brother of Mr. Waters, and Charles, bewildered, overjoyed, yet faint and weak, was half led and half carried to the camp.
"How can you be so calm, knowing all as you do?" "I am calm for my daughter's sake. The only hope of liberating her, of saving her life, is by cool, deliberate and well matured plans." "Are your plans formed?" "Yes." "When will you act?" "On to-morrow night. Oracus will have all his warriors ready by that time, and we will require crow-bars, hammers and axes, to break in the door of the jail.
The men moved first to the blacksmith shop, where several supplied themselves with axes, heavy crow-bars and sledges. "Explain to your warriors that, under no circumstances, are they to shed blood," said Mr. George Waters. While Oracus was giving this order to his braves, Mr. Waters, by the aid of a lighted pine knot, found a pair of cold chisels, which he appropriated.
Charles Stevens bowed his head in his hands and reflected long and earnestly on the course to pursue. He recalled the words of Oracus, the brave young chief, who could muster a hundred warriors. He was cunning and might devise some plan of escape, and Charles was not long in resolving what to do. He would not act hurriedly.
Fly for your lives!" cried Henry Waters, who, now that his work was done, flung aside his iron bar and sledge. At a word of command from Oracus his warriors formed a hollow square about the escaping fugitives, and moved off as rapidly as they could. Everybody was bewildered. Everybody running into the street was asking: "What has happened? What has gone amiss?"
At a word of command from Oracus the others deployed as flankers and guards. They had strict orders to harm no one; but, should they find any attempting to approach them, they were to seize and hold such persons. The jail was reached. The long, low wall of stone, with gates of iron, loomed up like some sullen monster before the determined men. Mr.
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