The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22

tries 70 kill me after he's dead. I'm eointor
take. home hull. consequently, we must find
out how and whar he got In
But how about my bear, Uncle JimT said
John: 4 didn't come Into the bowels of Old
bear that ,fIcolcd me ali day. and then crswiod
That bar replied Uncle. Jim, 'hndln' this
dug-out, took up by, this old Teller, maturity
other I'M. Well DO APP to run Scrost him
while lookin' fur the place this bar got in
II didn't relish much the idea OF prospect
Ing the tunnels and chambers Of the hollow
elm for an unknown exit, but | didn't dare
show the white feather, particularly as 4 had
Jim and John with some experiences OF mine
II, Che woods and mountains. Of various parts
the, telling, and ! have n reputation TO. sustain
VIII, them; SO ! went along further into the
our eSpianations did not extend into the In
tricnCiCs Of Old SCarface's strange Interior very
far, for The goot reason that tho only passage;
way leading out OF the big cay ern terminated
AGAINST n solid wall. after n winding course OF
perhaps, an eighth " "a mile, Midway between
this wall and the cavern where the dead bear
was, on one side of the passaR e, and ten feet
from the floor, we discovered an opening which
che outside Of the cliff. sor daylight was shining
dimly through II. No attention was given Il
by either OF my COMPANIONS rs we passed along
beyond. Uncle Jim's saying:
here when daylight Vim chine through it,
end OF the tunnel. and found that there was
no opening there or anywhere big enough to
let q ny through, UNCLE Jim scratched hts head
well, ali thur is about IL is Jest this here.
That bar couldn't, git in at the door, and so he
9usnesly' thar's where he'll have to be got ous
-'"'Yes.' said John. That's all right, but
JACK, said Uncle Jim, 7 think It more
the bar that died " ast"nd inc S Rsa didn nPtf like Sp any ny
the rest o. the quarters, and went out agin the
way he come. What's the use o. worryin'
eighteen-inch hole, anyhow
We came back along the passage to investi.
gate the hole that showed daylight. We got
TO the spot where we had seen the hole, but the
hole was gone. There was no daylight shining
through. Thinking we had made a mistake In
locating II, we passed on. i was In the rear
several PAGES. For some reason l turned and
looked hnck. There was the hole, in the side
Of the tunnel az. plain a. could be. | was II
little startled and turned toward my compan-
ions and shouted:
They came h~urrytng back. Just, before
they reached me I turned to look at the hole.
spooky proceeding that | was scared. When
queer r,eappearance and sudden disappearance
'Aha!' was all I heard Uncle Jim say. but
the next second the tunnel was roaring with
and one snariy sort Of a groan. I looked cdf"aNrSo around
Daylight was shining again through the hole IN
-" Two of ''em to git out hullr exclaimed
Uncle jim; the old Teller that died a-standin'
and his unfortunate wife that didn't know no
better than to shet out daylight! It's n kind
ness to her. though. She won't never know
she was a wilder, now
The getting of the bears out hull neces-
Stated more help. and we left them tn the Gus
tody Of Old Scarface and crawled out of his
depths into the world again and went home.
Uncle Jim and others returned with ropes and
things and go, the bears out at. the hole in the
side of the tunnel. They were cinnamon bears.
and weighed a good 400 apiece. Yet John
wasn't pleased, lie wanted tho little hear
that had fooled him ali day and got away from
him at last.
- I'd rather got that bear than a dozen big
fellers like them he saiu.
What said Uncle Jim. And one Of 'em
died a standin', and tried to kill yuh after no
was dead I'm 'shamcd o. yuh. tackv"