"
He settled himself down and tried to go to sleep, but his leg
hurt him so that he could not. In fact, the pain was so great
that every once in a while he groaned.
After a few of these groans the woman appeared in the door with
an earthen vessel filled with hot water.
"If the senor will bind this on his ankle, it will do it much
good," she said.
"I'll do anything to get rid of this pain," said Adrian.
He took the jar and, dipping his handkerchief in it, bathed his
ankle freely and finally bound the cloth around the swollen part.
"There," he muttered as he at last succeeded in finding a
comfortable position, "now I think I can get a little sleep."
How long thereafter it was before he came to himself he did not
know, but when he opened his eyes the first streak of daylight
was creeping in through a little window.
A minute later there was the rattle of musketry, followed by a
hearty American cheer. He raised up to look out of the window,
when the side of the room came in with a crash.
CHAPTER XXII.
A RESCUE AND A SURPRISE.
It would be hard to describe Adrian's surprise at the unexpected
event which closed the preceding chapter. His first thought was
that a cannon ball had struck the house, but a second thought
convinced him that such was not the case.
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