The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-30
IN FRONTENAC CAVE.
AS TOLD BY ONE WHO WAS THERE, AND EDITED BY
HAYDEN CARRUTH
ICopy eight, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate.
SYNOPSIS
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[Copy eight, 1885, by Bachelor Syndicate
SYNOPSIS.
Captain Archway determines to locate
the gang of robbers headed by Ike Lon
don, who have barricaded themselves IN
Frontenac Cave after the bank robbery
at Hawks Landing, Minnesota. lie p r.
suades his young friend, He.lry Clay
Fargo, who is the narrator of the story,
to help him. The two men intend to make
O preliminary reconnoitre, but ind them
selves imprisoned in the cave through a
storms working down their rope and
ten For days Sd the Of Ia ha TRY
They catch fish in a stream running
through the cave. They meet and con,
tinue with one of the London gang. Gil
Dauphin, who has quarreled and separated
from his chief The robbers discover the
presence of the other men, and cam
begun. Briefly, the cave is formed on two
levels connected at one place by a shaft
or, pit. Archway and Fargo discover
other communications but the robbers
depend on rope down the pit. Finally
the Archway party believes that the Lon
don gang is divided on the two levels. so
the three men descend to get the rope
and separate the robbers. Archway
ascends in safety. but before the others
above them at the edge of the pit. Fargo
and Dauphin flee along the lower level. |
and the former runs straight into the
arms of Ike London himself.
PART ".
There were two men with London |
When 1 ran out of the Gun Barrel he
snapped me up like a dog catching
rabbit coming out of its burrow, taking |
me by the collar and jerking me around
without the least ceremony. Then he
snatched out his revolver, thought to
shoot me without any more ceremony,
but it was only to shoot at Dauphin
which he did not do after all. as the
fellow was out of sight along Bat
street in no time at all. Seeing which
London said, quick as a flash:
Joe. you and Tom go after him.
Don't fetch him back-understand,"
They started and London said to the
other man: You so back and get Pete
Put out the fire fore you leave" Then
London held up his lantern and had
better look at me.
Yes" he said, Il reckoned I was
right. I amt generally wrong. I've
saw you before. This trouble all comes
of my being so soft and easy. That
friend o. yourn in the bank amt both
ering us any and you wouldn't be
neither If wasn't a regular old woman.
Now, you answer right: What you
doing in this here cave?"
I'VE are exploring it," answered.
yes, you We're exploring it, Wen ]
explore you. What was that shooting
heard?"
"One of your men shot at me-"
"Oh! If he don't learn to shoot bet
ter I'll shoot him. Now. where's that ]
old Cap Archway that's along with
your"
HE climbed up the rope and I think
your men have got him." Il
They have, have they? Well Just
go up and see. And then We'll lust
have the two of you give US the par
tic'lars the troothful particulars. bout
where you got in. and how many there
is of you, and what You want. Then
mebbe you'll just mention-sorter just
mention, you understand-how you eX-
pect to get out" and he burst into
a laugh and led me down the Gun
Barrel.
When We came to the pit could see
that light of some sort was burning
in the tunnel above. London called {
but got no answer. Reckon they've
took the old man to the Fort he said.
Then he opened his lantern and took !
out the candle, a very thick one with
a large wick, stuck it in a socket on
his hat, took hold of the rope and said
to me:
81 reckon you can climb this here?"
My hands were raw from having slid