The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-07-21
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the glow Of the fires is red. -
!. Let's turn back. y suggested John
ston. 1t can do us no good to 20 dow,
there. It is only taking us farther from
! the WALL
should like to understand it.. - re
turned the Alphian thoughtfully, isand
besides, there can be no more DANCE,
there than back among the hot creyices
We have got to perish anyway, and W,
might as we'll spice the remainder O.
our lives with whatever adventure wt
can. Who knows what we may not dis
cover? There are many things about the
land of Alpha that the inhabitants dc
not understand.
iii follow you anywhere acaui-
esce0 Johnston. You are right"
They stumbled on over the rocky sur.
face i'll silence. At times the roof Of the
cavern sank so low that they had to
stoop to pass under it, and again 1t rose
sharply like the roof of cathedral, and
the rays of the PARKWAY but ever in
creasing light shone upon glistening
stalactltes that hung from the darkness
above them like daggers of diamonds set
in ebony.
''It is not SO near as supposed. -
said the Alphian YEARLY. "And the
light seemed to me to be shining on a
cliff over which water is pouring in
places. Yes, you can see that it is wa
ter by the ripples in the light -
Yes, but where can the light itself
se?''
II cannot yet tell. Wait till we get
aearer.''
La about an hour they came to wide
chasm, on the other side of which tow
cred vast cliff of white crystal. 1t was
on this that the trembling light was
playing.
"Not a waterfall after all, said Bra
nasko. "See, there is the source of the
reflection. % And he pointed to the left
through a series of dark chambers of
the cavern to a dazzling light "Come,
let's go nearer it, He moved few
steps forward, and then. happening to
look over his shoulder, ne stopped alb
'luptly and uttered an exclamation of
surprise.
what is it?' And Johnston follow
ed the eyes of the Alphian.
"Our shadows on the crystal cliff, -
said Branasko in an awed tone. "Only
tie light from the changing sun could
make them 500
Johnston shuddered superstitiously at
the tone of Branasko's quivering voice
and their giant shadows, which stood
out on the smooth crystal like silhou-
cites. So clear cut were they that in his
own shadow the American could see his
breast heaving and in Branasko's the
quivering of the Alphian's huge body
and limbs.
If we have happened upon the home
OF the sun, only the spirit of the dead
kings could tell what will become of
us" said Branasko.
"Puhl You are blindly superstitious,
said Johnston. "What if we do come |
upon the sun? Let's go down there and
look into the mystery
Branasko fell into the rear, and the
American stoutly pushed ahead toward
the light, which was every moment in
creasing. As they advanced the cave got
larger until it opened out into larger
plain, over which hung fathcmlec~cs aa-k
ness, and ont of the plain q s1aat, daz-
cling globe of light was slowly rising
1T is the sun itself, exclaimed Bra.
nasko, and he sank to the earth and
covered his face with his hands. 81
1ad not thought ever to see it out of
he sky"
The American was deeply thu filed by
he grand sight. He sat downIty Bra