CHAPTER XX
IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY
As Walter did not understand what was said, he was not aware of his peril until the Spanish soldier began to climb the tree. Then he realized the truth, and his heart sank within him.
"It's all up with me now," he half groaned. "I wonder what they will do with me after they find me."
Reaching the top of the opening, the soldier paused and shouted something to his companions regarding the darkness of the hole below.
"Light a match and drop it down," ordered Corporal Ruz. "This rascal carries nothing," he went on, disappointedly, having found Carlos's pockets empty of anything of value. The negro did carry a message, but it was on a small patch of thin paper, which had been rolled up tightly and concealed in his thick woolly hair.
The match was lit and dropped, and all ablaze it
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