The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-08
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the sun moved backward, with his banc
on the doorsill, he leaped to the earth
Johnston followed him. They were NO.
q moment too soon, for about 90 wards
away they saw body Of go or 20 men
with lights in their hands hastenina
toward them.
''Just in time" exulted Branasko
and he quickly drew Johnston into
little cave in the face of a cliff. Croucb'
ing behind a great rock, they saw and
heard the men as they approached
Some of them walked around the snr
and two, evidently in authority. enter
ed the door. The others We're plac;n,
ladders against the side of the sphere
when suddenly there was loud ciatter,
ing in the interior, a whirling of wheels
under the platform above, and the sur.
face of the sun burst into light.
The two refugees were momentarilv
blinded. Branasko had the presence Of
mind to quickly draw his COMPANION
down close to the earth behind the rocl
''They could see us in the light" he
whispered.
There was a joyous clamoring Of
voices among the men, and they with.
drew several yards to look at the SIM
This drew them nearer the hiding place
of the two refugees.
"Only an accident, said voice at
won't happen again"
Then one of them went into the SIM
and the lights died out. In q moment
the sun began to move. Slowly and ma.
jestically it swept over the rocky earth
followed by the crowd, till it reached
great hole and sank into il.
"Gone into the tunnel" said the AL.
phian as the crowd disappeared behind
the cliff.
"What are we to do now?" asked
Johnston. 1--WE certainly can't 20
through with the sun. -
wait till the next trip" grimly re-
piled Branasko.
The rumbling noise from the big hole
gradually died away, and the two men
left their hiding place.
"What is that" asked Johnston. He
pointed to the west, where red light
shone against the towering cliffs.
1T must be the internal fires, an
swered Branasko, with a noticeable
shudder Lets go nearer. Ihave heard
that there is point near here where
one can look down into the Lake Of
Flame
1.-THE Lake of Flannel" echoed the
American. "What is that?''
,, ,,,boro al 80 tl,o ,lool 50 irko
are cast by the black 'vultures Of
death.
Johnston said nothing, for it was diff
ficult to keep up with the Alphian, who
was bounding over rocks and dangerous
assures toward the red glow in the dis
lance.
At every step the atmosphere got
warmer, and they detected slight gas
eous odor in the air. Finally, after an
arduous tramp of an hour, they climbed
up steep hill and looked sharply down
into a vast bubbling lake of molten
matter more than 1000 yards below.
Branasko noticed stone weighing sew
eral tons evenly balanced on the verge
of the great gulf and pushed it with
both his hands. 1t rocked, broke loose
from its slender hold OH the cliff and
bounded out into tie red space. Down
it went lessening az it sank till it be-
came a mere black speck and then dis
appeared.
That's where the dead CO." said
Branasko gloomily.
Just then the American, happening TO
glance up, saw something like huge
blackbird with outspread wings circling
about in the red light over the pit.
Branasko saw it, too, and his face paled'
and a tremolo was in his voice when he
spoke.
1t is one of the vultures of death.
Don't stir. We won't be seen if we re-
main where we are. The strange ma
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