They got in and the waggon drove off . On and on , all through the dark night they drove . About three o'clock , George heard the click of a horse 's hoof coming behind them . ` That 's Simeon , ' said Phineas , who was driving , as he pulled up the horses to listen . ` Halloa , there , Simeon , ' he shouted , ` what news ? Are they coming ? ' ` Yes , right on behind , eight or ten of them . ' ` Oh ! what shall we do ? ' groaned Eliza . But Phineas knew the road well . He lashed the horses till they flew along , the waggon rattling and jumping over the hard road behind them . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- On they went till they came to a place where the rocks rose straight up from the road like a wall . It seemed impossible for any one to climb up there . But Phineas knew a way . He stopped the horses . ` Here , Simeon , ' he said , ` take the waggon , and drive on as fast as thou canst , and bring back help . Now follow me , ' he said to the others , ` quick , for your lives . Run now , if you you ever did run . ' Quicker than we can say it , they were following him up a tiny narrow path to the top of the rocks , and Simeon was galloping the horses with the empty waggon along the road .
` We are pretty safe here , ' said Phineas , when they had reached the XXXXX .
Illustration Run drive help horse news place rocks top wall