Two or three false alarms had been sounded on the other side of the great structure, and practically the whole mob of searchers was drawn away in that direction.

He formed a quick decision.

He would reascend the pyramid.

And he would take with him a water supply in the canteen that he still carried over his shoulder.

He began to climb, and he noticed as he went up that it was almost the exact point at which he had ascended before.
He heard the tumult below, caught glimpses of lights flashing here and there, and he ascended eagerly.