He had been given many remarkable deliverances in the past few days, and although his faith was strong that Providence would bring him out of this last predicament, his heart misgave him as he considered it in all its bearings.
"The best thing I can do is to try and gather some wood together, and start a fire.

If there is enough fuel, I may kindle a lantern that will show me something in the way of a new door--Halloa! what is the matter ?" His attention was attracted by the rattling of gravel and dirt at his side, and looking up, he saw that something was struggling in the opening above, having been caught apparently in precisely the same manner as he had been.
His first supposition was that it was a wild animal, but the next moment he observed that it was a person, most probably an Apache warrior.

And by the time Fred had learned that much, down came his visitor..