Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-15

- W ere We awake or asleep aSheu
zoe, as ne rubbed his eyes.
VERY wide awake answered the
captain.
And was it procession, and did we
hear music" asked Harkn,.
Yes | saw and heard the same
thing once in the Rocky mountains, and
once again in an old rn1n In Arizona. |
have met several men who have also
seen and heard"
There is no opening in the cliff, said
Joe as he held the torch aloft; mot "A
crevice where they came out-not hole
where they Went in. We have been
fooled by the darkness
You and HarkinS return to the wagon
for crowbars, and while you are gone |
will collect wood and build ~ fire 10
work by" answered the captain.
His seeming confidence inspired them,
and without waiting for a closer inspec-
zion of the cliff they headed down the
canyon for the tools Upon reaching
the wagons al was quiet, and the que
ries of the men regarding the use the
erowbars were to be put to were made
hight of, as it was deemed best not to
TalSe hopes WHICH lllSH ~ ne ulsd p
pointed.
The captain had bright fire blazir2
against the cliff as the men returned.
and in response to their looks of inquiry
he put his hands on the rocks and said:
See this line running here, and up
this way, and to the right, and down
and back? A great stone has been set in
here and cemented in its place. The
work was done so long ago that the &C.
plent is as hard as the rock and almost
the color of it. One of you begin at that
side, while l take hand here
Ten minutes work proved what he
had asserted-tbat a large stone had
been fitted to an opening-but the work
Of drilling out the cement was like
drilling into the stone itself. When
noon came they had made a consider
BILE impression, but fully realized that
they had undertaken laborious task.
The forenoon had passed with those at
Eamp without alarm. The sentinels
thought they heard the reports Of rifles
down tho valley, but were not certain.
Not an Indian had shown himself, and
1t was hoped that they had been thrown
ley.
From tEe first the two girls had been
drawn to each other, and Lizzie found a
deep sy1npathizer in Bess. When brought
into camp by Harkins 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
epts, she had been made very presenta-
bic in appearance, and more than one Of
the wagonmen felt his heart beat faster
BIT 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 TREND Is worrying and wants to
talk with you"
eyes, want to ask you about my
mother" added Lizzie.
81 ara sure 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?'
"It 10 hard to say" replied Harkins
after rejecting on the matter. "If she
gst threugh the night all right che may
hsve found the trail Of the wagons i'll
the morning and evertaken the party.
We must hepe that she did. 1t may
also be that your father was only stun
APd by the blow, aad is ere this all right
again and with his friends
DO you thipA there is even the
faintest hope? sho tesrfully asked.
Udc"
"Ihank God for thatl l shall almost
cease worrying under that hope. And
haw what 9s myself
HYQn are to remain with US, Of
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