The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-06-04


After this, he gave an hour to minute
examination of the boundaries Of his
priron ecrutinizing the walls and care
fully weighing every possible chance of
escape. At the end of this preliminary
survey ne sat down upon the log. which
proved 10 be the trunk of a small tree
buried by SOME accident of wind or
lightning through the opening above.
aud began to go over the events uf the
past fcW days. III the hope Of finding
something To account for the mygtcr-
GUS attacl, and imprisonment. I'm this
effort he rackcd his brain TO little uur-
pose, and. after repeatedly scouting the
idea as absurd. he finally accepted the
conclusion that the Bynuma had in
some manner connected him with the
fortunes OF their enemies. and had
taken prompt measures to deprive the
Latimcrs of q possible ally.
ar that's the ease" he unused. speak
ing aloud for the sake Of the companion
sNAiI vi NO wv lA NNl''s NAlNi W. AiNN
mean so do with mc2 If they had
wanted 60 Kill me they certainly had it
all their own way last night; very
small domestic cat would have made
better resistance than did. No. that
isn't H.. they don mcanmurdcr; they're
only trying TO get me ont OF tine way
for awhile. And the most thing is for
how long? Keeping in VicW the com.
forting conclusion That they don't
intend making away with me, The qucs-
tion win answer itself in few hours
at the most, for they haven't given me
anything 10 cat Which reminds me
that I'm pretty hungry, now" lac looked
rucfully at his watch. Tom Ludlow
had his breakfast two hours ago, and
at the present moment, I suppose. he's
sitting in IBIS Office with the comfort
able uudcr-thought that it'll be dinner
time before long. Lucky fellow. not
90 know what IL is 70 sit in cruck in
the face of the earth, specializing ON the
doubtful possibilities of future meal
times. Wei, presume the nest thing
is 10 decide whether or not I'm TO sit
here and wait for some one TO come and
pun me out; and if I'm not. what's the
alternative? Let's have another look
az the resources
After oycrhauling the rope aud coil
ing il beside the log he searched his
pockets, but found nothing useful
therein, except a small pculnife.
There they are say 40 feet of rope, %
piece of wood six or seven feet long and
toy pockctlnifc: and this hole is
about 80 feet deep, | should Judge
There isn't very much TO work with,
but I've pulled many hero out of worse
scrapes than this with much lcss'
The humor of the comparison pro
vokcd laugh, and then he wondered
what had become of his depression o.
the previous day. The explanation
came suddenly when he ran his solilo-
guy bacl, 60 the point where he had con
cludcd that his connection with tho
Iatimcrs was the reason for tho assault
upon him. II seemed in u way TO bring
him nearer 10 Hester. and for q time
there was cheerful onthusasm IN IN,
thought that other aud compelling
hands he pushed him over the dividing
line bctwocr his pusillaniuoua rcaam
ton 10 run away and an active rart ci-
nation in the quarrel which involved
her family. Thcrc was HttIa comfort
| In the contemplation OF The part ho
MIGHT he required 10 take I'm the fcud.
The battle was still TO hc fought with
his weakness, aud he had the trcsh AND
humiiatinP example of O few hours BE-.
fore TO remind him that he had not Nct
! made a beginning The recollection
of thiH discouraged him again, and uli
tho arguments that had presented
! themselves IN defense of his plan or fc
treat cume htchviih rcduuhlcd cmThH
sis. lic was not sure that Heatcr loved
him; ii ahc did she Voull Gcspisc hin
wlon She found linn uuii 10 would h.,
iueNcusahly wrong for him to win hon
love 1rdvr false rrct'uacs; she had toit
him only liat night what She would cN
rrctin thcman oflcrchoice. lie pushcf
the tormonting thoughts aside. unc
brought hmarlf down with a icrl, &,
the present and ita demands 'l'm no
going % dispute with che Vcah-lncct
devil any more ho muitered; "thc frs
thing tn 'io Is 20 get out of here, ant
then III leave II with her: ifshe honor
me enough to make me her defender
III make shift To fight her battles j
hnNe 10 hire some one 10 hold me-
While do IT,
Under the inspiration of this copclu
sion he went 10 worl, patiently audrc
olutcly, trying the first plan that sug
gcated itself. Using his knife for 9
chisel he attempted to cut inches fol
hand and foot holds in the wall, pcrso