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

hold. aud Il was only by the utmost ex-
criion OF bis failinC strength that he
saved himself from failing heavily 20
the bottom uf he cavern. Asitwah, he
knocked the log down in his descent,
and, realizing thot nothing could be
done without The help Of daylight, he
lay down in the sand and tried TO go 10
sleep.
Lying there in the darkness and lis
icniug to the microscopic noises sift-
ing through The entrance 20 the cave,
me inucicd hc heard a sound as OF some
right object falling upon the sand. lie
first thought of Wild beasts. but, re-
ilocting thu no animal large enough to
attack him would bc likely TO enter the
| irap-liSe cre,icc, thc incident was soon
forgotten in a train of suggestions hay-
iug The indistinct noises OF the day for
aturtinEpom Now that hc recalled
upnt. ne remembered hearing sounds
like Tie echoes of dun blows at irrcgu
lar intervals all through the day. an
ic spccu's,ld over their probable Origin
.iiii rCrrncss oycrcamo him and b.
! itl into % dC2c fiom which ihc frovi
.." oi tie Iiairg Storm ar-alcrcd hir
/ Since there accigcd 90 hca sort of com
pir'o'ahip in the roll OF the thuudc
ar'i the irrep Of the wind, Pee sat up
lister. Hnd in one of the lull hc though
hchc. rd = yoiccu tHc mouthoi thcouy
| rrn Woulrrm~ 70 his cantora were
! coming 3D. iihcrair Him. Dr. Cot upon
/ his ,r.taid $500 nH why Go ,hc farther
| end oft Incr.i aujug thc uucr
tuI' .aUH- .tf'fp up into the gloom.
While hr slord there listening and
lootmw, % small star OF yellow light
made ts appearance al the cStremc end
81 The rocky corridor, and ne saw Che
Hhadows Of two faces framed between
the walls of the narrow tlit in which the
chamber terminated His first impulse
was to ms be his presence known; but
before he had taken step he rccoilcd
Zoo horror 0t the siEht OF gun barrel
thrust through tho crevicc above the
wa,orng atar Of light
Under some conditions mental proc
oscs are instantaneous. Ringbrand
saws and understood The purpose of his
enemies as clearly as If bisacutcncc had
been pronounced with formal vcrbiagc.
With the understanding came a fren-
lied fit of terror. and he shrunk with
chattcting teeth and trembling limbs
into the deepest rccesscs of The cave
the wavering light danced in fantastic
Fyiations before his fascinated gazc
n noise like the beating of n hundred
drums filled his cars; and ne could feel
the cold PRESENTATION pricking from
e.,ry pore The suspense was horri
bic, and for u few moments hc thought
De should die from the very ahiectnesi
uf fear; then suddenly he felt ;
el. mrg as If something had given
way in hi ba.n, aud the oycrpowcrinf
uuusco ofirrror vanished asst 10y magic
Ron ita place came strange feeling q
SALVATION That sent the blood tingiinf
20 hi mHEor tipa the roaring in hi
aia cra %. and bis sight became once
moro keen aud steady. Springing 4
his feet. he drew the coloncls revolver
from his pocket and took careful an'
Deliberate aim al the face behind Tia
yellow star OF light; his finger prossc'
lie trigger, and the crash of n dcubli
defamation iiilcd the cavern. With TN
flash and the report the light disap
penred, and he felt sting of pain IL
l-s arm; he knew he was wounded, bu
the hurt seemed only 10 augment tn