Megales reached up and put his weight on a rope suspended from
the roof. Slowly the solid masonry swung on a pivot, leaving room
on either side for a person to squeeze through. The governor
found it a tight fit, as did also Gabilonda.
"I was more slender last time I passed through there. It has been
several years since then," said the governor, giving his daughter
a hand to assist her through.
They found themselves in a small chamber fitted up as a living
room in a simple way. There were three plain chairs, a bed, a
table, and a dresser, as well as a cooking stove.
"This must be close to the prison. We have been coming in that
direction all the time. It is strange that it could be so near
and I not know of it," said the warden, looking around curiously.
Megales smiled. "I am the only person alive that knew of the
existence of this room or of the secret passage until half an
hour ago. I had it built a few years since by Yaquis when I was
warden of the prison. The other end, the one opening from the
palace, I had finished after I became governor."
"But surely the men who built it know of its existence.
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