Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-10-30


we could only set our boat there, we
might perhaps succeed in rrNajvlug it. s.
we Went back after it, and whou it had
been hgN,eUcd rs much as possible, we
iioatcd il OF and then dyaSgyd 1t dowC
the rNaS; md got il safely into the little
harDor at the mouth OF the East Etyer"
Into the little port we call Bear RocE
Harhor," said Brian,
"NcS, my boy. and really think It might
be possible IL repair the boat, il we only
had the necessary tools
And we have these toolS,' remarked
Donovan, quickly,
"That is exactly what Walstou supposed
when ne happened TO learn that the island.
was inhabited, and by whom"
hut how did he discover it9" asked
Gordon.
ut happened in this way" replied Ev.
ans, "Ahout week agn, Walstou with
his companions and mysclt-tor | was
never left alone for ~ moment started out
on little exploring expedition. After
tramNing three or four hours throuEh the
forest and along the bank vt East River,
we found ourselves ON the borders OF
large lake, aud You can imagine our sur
prise when we SAW there among the reed,
an enormous thug covered with tarpau
lin"
Our kiter cried Donovan,
eyes, our Kite, which nearly fell into
the lake, hut was attcrward carried 10 the
opposite shore 10y the wtud,' added Brian.
80 it was kites" responded Evans.
Upon my word. we didn't guess rs much,
aud the strange machine puzzled us not q
little. But in any case il had not made
itself. 1t had been made ON the island.
There was no doubt of that, 50 the island
must he inhabited, but hy whomS This
was something to be- ooved Walstou &c
fad out As tor me, upon that very day
! resolved to flee from my prosecutors.
Whoever tho inhabitants Of the island
miyht be. even il they were s0vagos, they
could not be worse than the muUncors Of
the "Srveru;' but from the time this dis
Covcry was made was even more closely
guarded night and day
"But how WAS the existence Of the
French Cave discoverodY' inquired BaN.
ter.
81 was just getting to that replied Ev.
ans, smiling. zoe course, Wals,ou'S one
desire now was to tiui out something
d"ou 'he Iuh0NlNdllNS VI 'h'S iNlauN' II
they were saNageS, perhaps he might make
some bargain with them; if they were ship
wrecked sailors, they miCht possess the
tools he lacked, and would not refuse him
their aid in putting the boat in a sea
worthy condition.
"A dlilgcnt search was consequently be-
gun at once, though must say twas con
Quoted very prgdcatly After exploring
the IoWs'@ GA the east sh"'" "l the lake
we made our way slowly to It's southern
extremity nut no human n'ln| was N'si'
DE no report OF ure-a'mS reN'foer"''d
through thus part OF the lS'aud.
This was due to the tori that not one
OF us ever N'u'urrd lar lfolh the FRENCH
Cave, ana thW STREE orders not To hfe n
single shot had been issued remarked
bI'ah'
NvN''''c'es'' Nu" N''' hn".N "'N'"N'
er'u, f'sPon''" E','hS, 'h''u," now
1oUt'' " "G "'"v' Use, ;, "''N"" tue "'N",
W NoNcu'"eF y, ana ~" ,"'' one VI
"al"'on pan" mrs, apPIol'o'' 'o' cave
nN .ne SCUM Sh"Ir OF INC l"N', anu as III
luck "ou'' ""lv IT, ne saw "S"' "pPur
en,ly SHINING 'n'""R" 'he ""',S Oh tue
C"h "E,' vi S""' ""'',u S"'"'"G 'oi
u,"'ne"t Onio"En l"' ,'"', '"p'1 "ooi,
'n ,ne l"'lo" ing u"S' ""'S'"n u''''N'''
,'aT''" on, l" ',,lS ,''t,','on' anu lo' "c''
~ ene "hole" u, ''''' "'', '''"o" nc 'r"'a'''r"
ul"u'n III INC ""S"'s " IL" S"'"' from '''F
river
Nv, W. N''e" It, ,,.., ,''''' ~ '''''
you Nn'" !, ,...
res lo' we l"uu" 'no lI'N"','',S ~
P'PG ""l'' rN"'' '"'"'''''" as "''o"N'"E
10 N"IS'""' ..,
one was 'lRn" I'NP'"''" Evans,
" a'S'"n '"'' II turing nus 'N'"rS'o,' ""u
,ne '"'' S''",ro J." "lu"> "'"' L'''''I or
n'S ic'"'"' p"' '"' 'N'9'' w ',' i''','
e"'"hN WIS NO" N"""" =" "''"' !" '"','
"",'e ne was ''""'"'nL '"'""E wv '''NS
nc nn' Se', 'he u'"J'i,'' VI H"" ""''np
np""' "n ''' "eS' VA" VI '"' '''o', "nu
you were mere lads, whom seven stalwart
men could easily put out OF the way
N"IStoh returned to tell his companions
"hat ne hhd seen, ana from GohNelSh
"on overheard between lraht anu nm
sell, learned ms VillMnoN5 intentions re-
CARING The fT,HGh cave
he monstersi' cried Kate. would
they snow thcse children no mercy
80 KATE; no more mercy lhhh rey
showed the captain ana passengers OF lhe
severn Monsters they are, indeed, ana
they are completely under the control OF