The times., 1898-01-23

other way TO get up; so after all IL served its
purpose at this place, aud more, carrying up
twenty seven men instead OF three.
Tile sheriff told me that the guard had
been kept up at Lotti mouths OF The cave,
the other having been found since we had
cotue down, tie aid NOS doubt that we
should FIND the men sill n the cave But
feared greatly for the safety Of the captain.
We went on from Daupiin's Pit with
great caution, and soon the sheriff and
/ secuted ahead. We got sight Of the
fort, and though the fire was low and no
candle burning, we could see that most
of the men were asleep, with two on guard.
L counted tiiem eagerly. nut could make
out no more than seven, all told, andfeared
uore than ever for the captain.
Sheriff Miliiron brought his men down
very skiilfully, 1 thought, and as signal
they all rushed forward, each with his
gun ready and the head ones carrying lan
terms. The man ON guard houted and mace
motions IL they would shoot, but when
they saw the number OF our party they
dropped their weapons and threw up their
hands. This a little surprised us, for Lon
don was not the man To surrender under
any circumstances. but it was explained
when the sheriff caliedfor him, andthc near
est man said gruffly.
Ike London is dead
Then | dfved forward to a man who
was rolling over in his blanket. and it
was Captain Archway, and felt So weak
and foolish that | thought might as well
Sit there on the ground awhile and pretend
| was tying UP my shoe, though l wore
boots. but tine tops being cut or made them
not SO unlike siioes after all.
The sheriff IiTst took orr the captains
hanueuffs, slipping them on the nearest
outlaw, then he put others on the rest or
the gang, anu i pretty sick hot they We're.
too Our Inen all shook hands with the
captain, heartily enough, y,u MA be sure,
for most OF them knew him well, ana had
been sure he was dead. | had missed
Dauphin at first glance, ma asked the
captain of him.
Dead" he answered. shaking his head,
but with a kindly tone in his voice.
Neither he nor London ever got up after
they fired. 1t was the end tnat might
nave been expected to the Kind of life
Daupbin had led, but IL it was fiji FOR Lon
don, then Dauphiu deserved soinething a
little better for he was not SO bad a man"
The captain went on to say that he
Thought Louuon's s death was al that saved
him after our attempt TO rescue him, as
when the Others lost their chief they be-
came frightened, and seemed afraid to
risk desperate step.
The sheriff decided To take his prison
ers out by the way of the of thecave
but the captain wanted 10 20 out a IS he nad
come in, by the Sink Hole, partly so that
he might see the well which had broken
into our Bed Room.
Three or four OF the men went with
US and were fast to see everything IN
the cave, but as for the captain and
ME, we had seen quite enough of it, and
only cared TO stop for a hook at the
well hole The captain would not foF-
give himself for not having guessed the
sound we heard.
At Sink Hole Dome there were men
waiting to qFaW us uD. rtrst THE cap
tain went then /. Half way up, a bat
under the ledge squeaked at me, but as
he unlocked himself and slid down into
the pit, told him if would be many a
long day before bothered hirn and his
kind gain; which it has been. h.
When we came to the top the SUM-
which was near setting, seemed to fiji
the whole western sky with a mighty
blaze, like ten suns instead of one, and
we wink
Indeed, we could not look at the east
ern sky even without closing our eyes:
and it was only when it had got quite dark
that we began To feel at home.
So there is no more to tell of our all
ventures in Frontenac Cave. We got
back TO Hawks Landing the next MORN
ing. where people looked at US as if We had
lust dropped from the moon instead of not
having been ten miles away. That evening
the poor captain fell sick with brain fever
and lay with it many days. but fought 1t
through as he had done fifs days in the
cave. Nor did think his fever strange, for
| believe | went near To HiInyself, ana
was close to fifty years YOUNGER tnan ne.
was waiting to give them, and went TO
states prison, where they yet are. sheriff
Miliron found Ill OF the money taken from
the bank, and much plumber belonging TO
otneT people. The bank paid the reward
honestly enough. | knew then, and Know
yet that the captain deserved TN rec
Quarters of it: but what would he do? not
one thing except take one-iialf and make
me take the other half, so l could do
nothing else. And il came In very mandy
at home too where l soon took 1t, and
where STAYED for one while; you @ may s,9 be
sur, my desire 10 see the world being well
SATISFIED having as l used often TO tell
folks, seen enough of the inside of 1T at
least. ,h
ever generous and anxious for the Weifare
of his children, used close TO every penny
Of IL in sending my brothers and sisters
and myself TO school where we n,e needea saye ye
sfs we'd even longer, / might have written
better account of this tng fan IN % l6neer ma
on p,oney come by with so much danger
and suffering as that was or Go anT anF1ms avs
7 o>,ar =, Inuch as gone into Front enac cave
since the day we came up the PIT @ though ma
contain. INIT we used often to say augh.
inely that when they got ga sasnEnds Hd ,hssa 70 I.
and velvet carpets on the floors ana tnese
new -fanglesi elevators for the pits, anu
ali the squeaking bats In bird,cages, @ 81 soe Se
night run in some day for an hour OF So
W hich they never did, so we stayed oue'