Chapter 19 Summary

The boys take up their positions above the narrow pass through which the group holding Joel must travel. As they wait, Joktan proves his skill in carrying out this type of attack, and Daniel knows that Joktan is the only one among them besides himself, who has any experience it this matter.

Finally the guards arrive at the pass, and the boys begin raining rocks down upon them. But Daniel sees that they are not disorderly as he had hoped, but they regroup immediately and begin their counterattack. In a flash Daniel sees a huge rock dislodge itself, and hit the leader. As he begins to cut Joel free from the irons, something hits him, and he passes out, and some moments later finds himself safely or the mountainside. He realizes that Samson has saved him and Joel but is told that Nathan...