Evening journal., 1892-10-08


Every wide awake" answered th
captain.
"And was it q procession, and did W,
hear music?" asked Harkins.
Eyes. l saw and heard the sam'
thing once in the Rocky mountains, ant
once again in an old ruin in Arizona.
have met several men who have ais
seen and heard"
There is no opening in the cliff, =" sale
Joe as he held the torch aloft; mot 1
crevice where they came out-not hol'
where they went in. We have beel
fooled by the darkness"
"You and Harlins return TO the wagoi
for crowbars, and while you are gone
will collect wood and build a fire t.
work by" answered the captain.
His seeming confidence inspired them
and without waiting for a closer inspec
ton of the cliff they headed down tn
canyon for the tools. Upon reaching
the wagons all was quiet, and the que
ries of the men regarding the use tn
crowbars were to be put to were mad
light Of, as it was deemed best not Il
raise hopes which might be disap
pointed.
The captain had bright fire blazing
against the cliff as the men returned
and in response to their looks Of inquir,
he put his hands ON the rocks and said;
"See this line running here. and NJ
this way, and to the right, and dow
and back? A great stone has been set il
here and cemented in its place. Th
work was done so long ago that the ce
ment is as hard as the rock and almos
the color Of it. One of you begin at tina
side, while take hand here"
Ten minutes work proved what h'
had asserted-that large stone haC
been fitted to an opening-but the worl
Of drilling out the cement was like
drilling into the stone itself. WheI
noon came they had made a consider
BILE impression, but fully realized thai
they had undertaken a laborious task.
The forenoon had passed with those al
camp without alarm. The sentineli
thought they heard the reports of rifles
down the valley, but were not certain.
Not an Indian had shown himself, anc
1t was hoped that they had been thrown
offithe scent and would leave the val
ley.
From the first the two girls had beer
drawn to each other, and Lizzie found
deep sympathizer in Bess. When brought
into camp by Harllins the poor girl was
IN a truly forlorn condition, as may be
imagined. While she still labored with
the grief which choked her every time
she thought of the sad fate Of her par
| ents, she had been made very presenta-
BILE in appearance, ana more than one Of
the wagonmen felt his heart beat faster
ut sight of her sweet, sad face.
AS the trio returned to camp from
their labors up the canyon, Bess beck
oned her father aside and said:
"Our friend is worrying and wants to
talk with you"
'Yes, want to ask you about my
mother" added Lizzie
II am sure l saw father lying on the
ground, and have no doubt the rene
gades killed him as the first part Of
their plan. Mother and both got away,
and she was not overtaken What
would be her fate?"
1T is hard to say" replied Harkins
after rejecting on the matter. "If she
got through the night all right she may
have found the trail of the wagons in
the morning and overtaken the party.
We must hope that she did. 1t may
also be that your father was only stun
ned by the blow, and is ere this all right
again and with his friends"
"Do you think there is even the
faintest hope?" she tearfully asked
81 do
THANK God for thatl shall almost
cease worrying under that hope. And
now what Of myself"
''You are to remain with us, Of
course"
"But for how long?"
I'VE cannot even guess. We may
head back for civilization in a week
perhaps not for three months. 1t de-
pends on our luck as gold hunters. 1t
is more than likely that some of the
party to which you belonged will be en-
countered soon, and who knows what
good news we may receive. You are
thrice welcome to all it may be in our
power to do for YOU"
Meanwhile Bess had whisperingly in
quired Of Joe what chances the mother
had of escape.
"God help her-nonep he answered.
"She was wild with fear when she ran
from the wagon, and she would grow
wilder. Before morning came she was
a maniac. but doubt if she lived to see
another day"
Indians" gasped Bess.
"No-wOlves. At that distance from
the mountains q man loaded down with
firearms could hardly have kept them
off all night. Encourage the girl all
you can. but don't hope in your own
heart that there is one chance in mil
lion that she will ever see her mother
again
Continued on Monday.