The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02
r. GOT HIS REWARD.

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:" routes between the Eastern
,ss and California, following out
.rorlac apex of a deep, rugged
ical elevation, is the crater of an
Volcano.
M day a small party OF adventur'
ladies' and gentlemen, leaving
riding and baggage mules at
lase OF the steep ascent. clam
Cd No its agged sides TO the sum.
where an extended view over a
tnre,oue landscape was their first
me- Of the party was a bright. vi
,inn. yenturesome girl, who was
h the pride ard the worry Of her
parents, the latter be,
+ sic was so full of romping,
6v. daring life. 80
F1s Widen. ihitk of motion and
n of foot, so skinned over the
Eb. honey.comb d surface OF the
fac pie that she soon put cons;d.
bic distance between her and her
bOt.. and now, instead Of needing
mothers call to come back to h r,
BEGAN to recede along the edge of
crater, finally mounting what
t::aa Z le topping crag, and
ding Up clear against the back
rd Of shimnering Sky.
be next moment there came a
ling shrek from the same quar-
and the treachcrou, LAVA and
bg girl went down together 70
bwtul depths below.
ben the fearful s,.ot was reached
lns Of the missing girl could be
but 100 ie'>e below some of the
OIL lhe allen crag was visible
Inc e'Iep Of the black, stagnant
10; rs will help. We will dc
ktalng we can " cried a voice, tC
h all the others gave ready as
be speaker was A young man, sup
to be very partial to Ada. and
N the distressed father turned
a m0urnIul hope.
t will be necessary to go down
tbe water to find her." he said.
(h, l could not do that" replied
young man, shrinking back.
water might poison Inc be.
the cliff here is beetling, and
is no way. safe or otherwise,
one could climb down to thu
ID this was the Young man wht
ed Ada-if he could secure he,
no more eXertion than is re
y to pick a rose from the pa
bush.
when it came TO riSking hi
T heTS-ah. that was quite
eAt matter. There were plent,
e bushes and roses.
tral OF the ladies who had not
consistency with which he hat
% himself into Miss Widen
pay now glanced at him witt
Pltcmpt which gentle wOmeI
' cJwardice in men.
10Y the other men, they looked
another. Many of them wOul'
f'aEted 10 the rescue if the
nave shared the peril together
"talre is ever so much Difficult
IN the game of herOism.
r0 Will yenture?:" said MI
p wildly
Oae answered.
mute afterward a young, hand
tiahger, IN the garb of a hun
III d RI G over his shoulder
Gu apl preaching the group wit.
quick step.
"'d>'rophe was quickly an
explained to him as he locke
nun The fatal spot.
~ GOWN and get the body,
Il a ruiet, positive tone.
az" moments the daring hun
arranged a rope and signal
4 Evlllous descent.
hi euu Of the line was secured t
tel movable lava rock and tn
N "ut the BODY uf the yenturel
U"erlng the rope, double
I'D a,i way, SO that it would nc
val n'1e over the verge as h
S ia Young Randolph boldl
nd %uI'eI' over the abyss ami
nej ~ aspirations and gulpin
i ~nouS Of the ladies, and wei
fol 4o"h hand over hand, b.
IN -e'l also clinging to the SUI
levi ~V saw something that thos
at Du, not see, he stepped bac
rn, eaNea running Jump an
nal oi sight under the bee
I'd ne ald see something uhos
md Iyiaa . see-the fair ri
IR sun on the little she
>ilr mad bounded when til
lryl 'ooN her down stuck al
"cscent and thlev ht