Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-01-11

1T was nde6ee veey louds0cf very neefs ~
bursting - Il dId frum - profound and -
prolonged alsuce, II seart1sd the camp like
Ian alarm Of trumpeta Ire ] bad taken
part Of the voyagers clustered at bis back,
intently giving ear. Methought = glanced
at them across my shoulder there was white
ness other than moonlight on their cheeks
and the rays OF the moon reelected with .
sparkle on the eyes OF some, and the shadowS
lying black under the brows Of others, 30
cording as they raised or bowed the bed 70
listen, gave TO the group strange air of ami
nation aud anxiety. My lord was to the
front, crouching little forth, his hand RAISED
as for silencc--a man turned to stone. And
still the sounds continued, breothlessly re
newed, with precipitate rhythm.
Suddenly Mountain spoke In q loud, broken
whisper, as Of man relieved II have Il
now,nn he said; and, as we all turned to hear
him, "tbe Indian must have known the
cache,n he added. "That Is he--he b digging
out the treasure
"Why, to DO sure!'' exclaimed Sir William
ave were geese not to have supposed ~
much"
"The only thing k," Mountain resumed,
"the sound il very close to our old canil.
And again, do not see how he is there be-
fore us, unless the man had wingsi"
"Greed and fear are wings" remarked Sir
William "But this rogue has given M an
alert, ana nave nouoh 10 return 'ne So'I-
pliu,ent What say you, gentlemen. shall ~
have moonlight huntr
IL was so agreed; dispcsitions were niaoe
TO surround Secundra at ms task' some o'
Sir Wlilians ipoiahs hastened IN ausanee'
ana, strong suaru oeihs 'e,. ue ouI ~"
quarters, we seV iorth aions .,e uieNe gu w.
tom OF the iorest, irost cracxi'nS' ". solne
times louaiy spitting unuer toot, ana over
he'iu the oiachuess oi Piio "ooas ""u ,'','
broken brightness OF tne moon. our way 'eo
down INTO a holow Oh Vne iana' anu a. ""
descended the sounds diminished anu hao a.
most died away. upon tue other siope Twas
more open, only dotted win lew pines anc
several vast and scattered rocss that fnadc,
inky shadows IN the mooni'sht. mere thc
sounds began to reach us more dlstmcuy' VIC
could now perceive the ring OF iron ana hore
exactly estimate the furious degree OF haste
with which the digger Piled his Instrument.
AS we neaied the TOP OF the ascent oiiu on
two winged aioft ana hovered darkiy ID one
moonlight, and tho next moheh1 we were
gazing through fringe OF trees upon SID
gular picture.
narrow plateau, overlooked oy tue "hite
mountains, and erfconipassea nearer nand oy
u, -, 80, -. .L. ,.ro,ttL
nsVo". 80 - t,, ni,r,a1 harn nna ,hars
OF forcsters, were sprinhiea mere una there
| upon the ground IN meaningless uisarray'
| About the midst tent STOOD, slVered witn
frost; tho door open, gaping on tne oiack IN
4 terror AT the one END OF THIS sihai stage say
what seemed the tattered remnants OF man
Without doubt we had arrived upon the
scene OF Harris encanpnent; there were Tue
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