The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-03-21

nearing the cave, 80 - to frighten out of
it many things that made it their home.
"Mercy on Us! he 10 about to sound the
horn y she cried. "And I cannot make
him hear me! All is lost!''
The voice of the horn, strong and sweet
and full, answered her, and was echoed
end re.echeed again and again from cliff
to cliff.
"Carl Carl! for Gods sake do not 20
near the cave - she screamed.
Her voice was heard by him, but he
fancied it the scream of some bird.
Then he put the horn to his mouth and
blew another sonorous blast, even stron-
ger than at first.
"Carl! Carlv' she cried, hoarsly.
"Why will you not hear me, or look ut
met Oh, Carl, brother Carl, look up!"
But he took no notice of her, and was
about to sound third time, when with q
tearing, grooming noise, the whole ledge
where she stood slipped away from under
her, and slid rather than dashed down
into the sea.
Falling with it, she received no hurt,
but when it suddenly ceased to move she
was flung as if from catapult right out
upon the surface of the ford.
Of course she sank senseless and like q
stone; but as she rose again Carl and his
boat shot near, and just as she was about
to sink, his hand grasped band of her
floating hair, and drew her towards him.
Next moment his strong arms had lifted
her into the boat, while from his lips es-
capped the cry
Good heavens! it is Elmer
At his words she opened her eyes and
half rose up.
"Oh, is it you, Cssl! Fly fly !" she cried.
"The cave is full of smugglers, and they
will kill you if they think you have found
out their hiding~place! Fly fly"
"Smugglers in the cavew cried Carl.
"Then may God have mercy on their
souls! See, the fallen cliff has shut them
in forever, and they are buried alive!"
Eline started up yet more, and looking
towards the cave saw that where its
mouth had been was now a round topped
hill formed Of rocks and earth, and so
large that no human hands might remove
it for years.
"Oh, it is horrible! horrible! Can they
not he saved2" she cried.
There is no salvation for them in this
world" replied Carl, solemnly, as he took
the oars and began to row towards the
beach, where stood their father, strainlng
his eyes to watch their every movements
When they reached the beach, and he
found they were both safe, though Eline a
little shaken, he wept tears Of Joy again and
again. Then the three went up to their
home, and there knelt down and gave
thanks for their escape, at the same time
praying for mercy for the poor wretches
who had found a living grave.
Years after, when the sea had done its
work, and washed away the hill Of loose
earth that closed the cave, Carl and Eline
ventured to visit it. The 81 ght they saw
was enough to freeze the blood.
Here and there, about the habitable
part OF the cave lay the bodies Of the men
as they had died. They were in all i'm
aginable attitudes Of agony, despair, and
rage. and in one or two cases it was evil
dent they had fought and slain eacS
other.
Over all their bodies was white coat
ing, like polished marble, formed by the
dripping from the roof: and fancitul
person might easily imagine them to I've
the magnificent but horrifying products
Of a sculptor's chisel rather than the figures
of real men buried alive.