The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
in FR0NTENAC CAVE.
As Told By One Who Was There. and Edited
By HAYDEN CARRUTH,
Author Of Tracks End" Etc.

|, and weakness and went along faster than
! for days
We've got down into the main part Of
I the cave" cried the Captain. See how
| much bigger the rooms are. We won't
I have 10 crawl here. We're all right now,
Harry" and the old fire came back into
| his eyes, as he faced me and held UP the
candle
II hope So" ! answered. "But the can
| die won't last four hours
you can do a good deal IN four hours.
my boy. Hello. what's this "
He was looking up at the roof three
or four feet over our heads on which
this was smoked in rude letters:
Gil DAUPHIN WAS HEAR.
"Gil Dauphin was here" | read.
"who is CT. Dauphln.'
"He used TO be one OF the London
gang answered the Captain. excitedly.
"We're all riRht-we're in Frontenac Cave
sure enough. knew Gilbert Dauphin on
the river as an honest boy. Then he took
20 drink. and lots OF Il. and robbed
man TO get more and went 70 States
prison. and got in with London since that.
Wen soon find them now, Harry"
But if go. what can we do?" ] asked.
"slip around them and get out, OF
course. That's all we came In 70 do. you
know-fnd them out and get out.
We kept pressing on though. as II
was all new 20 rs and our poor candle
seemed 70 give no Hight al all in the large
rooms we often went wrong and found
ourselves stopped at tho end OF a passage
by a wall or a pit and had 10 go back.
So we got on slow and 7 felt my enthu-
sasm dying and the old faintness and
weakness coming over me. Twice more
we saw Gil, DAI'PHIN WAS HEAR, and
once this:
Gil DAUPHTN
HIS CAVE.
y wonder why we don't see the names
of any Of the others" I said.
." VI. they're not the men that would
18Th a. WITH writing their names. It's
very ike. Gil though. He was ever
s,ron,e w't1ed. and some said he was hair
fool,sb., but that was not so. suppose
no vas had enough for II. but stu !
vas eur, ris "a when I heard that ne had
ioined IN G London gang. ! thought ne
soo,oed n, ore cut out for quieter kind OF
crime. n yer thought I'LL DaupllIn We
90 had AZ cart. but he was drunkard
and fell IL rD bad comnahy' Oh 'ou'S''
when he e ok 10 drink.
W. NON, ON ard on. myself growing
,,,r.or al tine time. but the Captain
,,o,.or losing Ne prH hope. We saw dimly
-, ,,onst g. stalactites, and twice
tnard 1ra,er. ans. though muffed as II
~ O,ce was like 10 stumble over
Ia ~ 80 = great hole. but the Cap
~ .a,,,.,. NV mrm and pulled me back.
I'm - $50 csme 10 n passage that
7uO'' .to+. and as Il seemed large
~" ,e,,',.o1 a. Il soon grew lower and
We - - Soarce stand upright. then II
We Mt. ., the left. grew higher
...' ~, ,roo1ar a,d went up hill for few
"'u ~ co,.ot was ahead carrying
~ -, c,dder1v he stopped and. reach
ing back drew me UP anu
,.,.o1 dou,n r. 10 a great pit and
ont the other side Y IL ana D"c loT
mart being eaten av Hy' Sa" NJ
-, .v.o rocl,s II was lust beyond 4
W." -, 80 yrate, and seemed well
covered with ashes. a. ' II 10 ~ ~, 80
the Goals glowed thro uSh IN ,ne ,,is,nS
darkness and lit " oia,e
around tho top and j UP me p,. anu a
sbcne in the water. bN 'po % ~
rnawed-awav side OF =, pi' S"u'
our view 50 that we Co ahu nov SO - ~.
foo. hevOnd the fire eve y wiz" '"'
downand hung by our har W. oVer tne w. w.
tor which seemed 60 vu 'nuS -
hefog. I could feel the 'Dl'il 80 ,I,,.
.renhIe on my arm. ana u, ''
ov,n head reeled with the IT,
"Tbat means somebody ~. 80.
rored hoarselv in my ear. i'e .'t''.'
.,o,,.o found those murderer vs. "re'ches
rho. means we're going TO- se. ou'
rbat FIRE means food He' mao ~
whispering for fear Of oe'"e