The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-04-18
Macdonald did not. however. spend

Macdonald did not, however, spend
any time in thinking of the singularity
and peril of his situation. In the most
careful manner he proceeded to cover
the burning sticks with the blankets
and to smother the fire.
Once more the cave was wrapped in
inky blackness. Macdonald moved the
slide of his lantern sufficiently to give
him the little light that he needed.
He approached the wigwam with a
beating heart.
Yes, Helen was therel
She recognized him and did not
scream.
At this moment one OF the villains
awoke.
What is the matter with the freqs
he cried.
Macdonald had taken the precaution
to close his lantern while Helen and he
were whispering, SO that there was no
danger Of immediate discovery.
The man got up and began to tumble
around. His companions awole, aud
swore because they had been dis
turbed.
The situation was desperate, we'll
nigh hopeless Macdonald feared that
he had played brave and most per
ilous part only to be defeated.
While he was in. terrible suspense,
not knowing what was best to do, the
girl whispered to hint
Let ua fly. There is q boat. 1came
IN 1t; there is stake with red flag
on 1t that will guide me to it."
cred the blankets and were removing
them from the fire. Two Of the fell
lows approached the wigwam.
AS they reached it Macdonald and
Helen left 1t, after he had hastily cut
the cords that bound the maiden's
hands behind her back.
The robbers were new thoroughly
aroused, but they could not readily find
lantern and could not tell where the
fugitives, running noiselessly in their
stocking feet, were.
Macdonald opened the slide of the
lantern as soon as he dared to do 1t.
They had reached the top of the height
Just above the shore, but no flag was In
sight
The robbers saw the fugitives. yelled
Viciously and fired their pistols. Bullets
whistled alarmingly near the intended
victims.
Macdonald closed the lantern, and
holding Helen's hand walked along the
islands edge. Again he allowed a
CLEAN of light to escape. He saw the
flag ten feet from him, and closed the
lantern before the villains could fire.
The fugitives ran forward, expecting
each moment to be precipitated into
the water But fortune favored them
They fell against the fagpole, and re-
covering themselves in second, slid
down the islands steep side.
Macdonald opened the lantern. The
boat was at their feet. They sprang
into It, Macdonald handed Helen the
lantern, cut the rope, grasped the oars,
and they were ahoat
At this moment three of the robbers,
waving pistols, gained the summit of
the bank.
''Shut the lantern, MacDonald cried
Before Helen could obey the cavern
rang with discharge of firearms. The
three men threw up their hands and
fell forward into the water.
Macdonald knew that his friends had
come to the rescue just in time. He
looked behind him, and saw on the lava
shelf his five brave companions waving
their hands.
Awed by the fate Of their comrades,
the five robbers on the island surren-
dered themselves. and, with most of
the property they had stolen, were
taken back to Albuquerque in triumph.
Young Macdonald, the fair Helen
and their five gallant friends were re-
ceived with raptures by Col BECKER
and his wife and were lionized by all
the people of the city. A. Bolles, in
Boston Globe