The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-02
in FRONTENAC CAVE.
AS Told BY One Who Was There, and Edited
By HAYDEN CARRUTH,
Author Of Tracks End" Etc.

/ believe. began forming from the first
the plan by which he could bring TO JUS
ticc tho murdorers OF bis son.
This Villainous London gang was no
new thing in the country. having been
known for two years or more as horse
thieves and stage-robbers. As l write
this IL ?eems / can hear them riding
up and down in front OF that bank,
whooping and shooting at everybody
they saw. with the ones inside stuiiling
and tumbllng the money into grain
sacks, aud London himself pOlLng his
black. smoking pistol into my face. or
course pursuit was promptly made after
them by the sheriff and "a posse. They
were followed along IN valley Of the
Zumbro and then up a little side coulle
which led away 10 the northwest. Here
they left their horses and went down
small opening which was known to ie
the entrance TO Fr0ntcnac cave. THIS
cave had not then been much explored,
but the sheriff who knew t. as far as
anybody, led The way IN. They searched
the first part Of the cave. but when they
came 10 "a small hole. which was known
TO lead down 10 the main part. they
found 80 stopped 10y "a rock az the bottom.
which they could in no way move. IL
was clear that the outlaws had shut
themselves beyond this where there was
no chance Of their being come at. 50
The sheriff came back. leaving party on
guard outside.
H. was a full week. or maybe ten days
before Captain Archway spoke TO me
about the matter which makes II at an
worth while for me TO write this. He
then began 10 ask M about caves, know
ing that ] came from the Limestone re-
eion i'm Kentucky. where there are many
OF them: indeed. ] was born over against
the lire Of Edmonds0n county where -
I The Mammoth cave itself, and so | in
formed him. at which he seemed much
pleased told him an / could about
caves. which was something. since | had
been I'm several though never IN the
Mammoth Then he fell to asking Of
sink-holcs as they are called, sunken
places shaped like a dish or funnel
/ where the rain water and sometimes
brooks disappear IN the ground ! could
tell him little OF these. though ] had
often seen them. but had never gone
down into one. But this much / knew
that they usually or always lead INTO
.eves. 1T last he stopped pacing the
noor and said:
Harry. / have thought much about
this thing. and / have made up my mind
10 this. To hunt out those robbers and
give them over 10 the law. 1t seems as
II n were my duty 10 90 so.
"But how can your" / asked.
"Ah. ! shall hit on some way. ! feel
that ] can do H. and that 1 ought 20 do
It. before they kill other innocent people
But heaven knows that l do not do IL for
revenge They shot my boy in cold
| blood" and the old mans voice choked
and he stopped. Then he went on: They
shot my only boy. but 1 have no right TO
harm them myself for that reason. only
To bring them to feel the justice OF the
law The time has been. Harry, when l
would have followed them and shot them
down IKE dogs II j could have done s",
but that time is past now. i have lived
too long to attempt revenge on any man.
Revenge hurts the man who INDUCES in
Il more than it does the man on whom
he takes ii. But these villains must be
brought TO Justice and j must attempt
H.. VIII you helm me2'
At first / could make 40 answer
suspected his pian and / could not think
well q IT, But ! had thought thou
sand times. ] supposa since happened
that Robert would not have been in the
bank that day had he not gone with me.
and you may be sure had gricVed over
il enough. and it seemed that l must
not now refuse to help his father how
ever hopeless and dangerous % might be.
If you do not care 10. you must not
be afraid 10 say So" went ON the Cap
tain. "In that case l shall go alone.
Captain Archway, I'u 90 with YOU.
1 cried. springing mp. lie seized my hand
and said
Thank you. Harry. J was sure you
would"
That very nght ] was awakened from
sound sleep by knocking at my door.
/ found it pitch dark, and il was, as