The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-09
mics crashing through the thick under
brush in pursuit.

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The two boys ran for dear life, dodg-
ing rocks and bushes, and, striking the
| dried-up channel of a stream, followed
! its course some distance up the hill.
| Then they sprang off to the right, max
| ing for a clump of spruces near a
rocky ledge. There they paused mo-
ment to take breath.
They had Outrun the Savages, but be-
low they could be heard scrambling up
over the rocks, and the boys knew they
would soon discover them if they re-
manned there. They were about to start
forward again when David threw up
his hands and disappeared, as if the
earth had swallowed him.
Startled by the sudden disappearance
of his friend, Frank bent down to see
what had befallen him, but he was re-
assured by David's voice:
'Helloi Come down here" he said. Il
have found a good hiding place. With
out a moments hesitation Frank low
cred himself down the same orifice,
and found they were in a cave of quite
good dimensions, that seemed to stretch
away under the hill. 1t was high
enough so that they could stand nearly
erect, and it was full of angles and cor
ners, bordered by jutting rocks, that
sure upon which they had accidentally
stumbled was between two large rocks,
but there was another opening about
two rods beyond on the side of the
hill, for they could discern the light at
the aperture.
Several times something soft tapped
in their faces. and all around they
heard faint SCueaks, like those of
young mice. But before they had time
to make an examination of their sur
roundings they were alarmed by the
cries Of the Indians at the entrance of
the cave.
Their hiding place had been discov-
cred.
After a short conversation among the
sayageS the aperture was darkened,
and one of the warriors entered. The
entrance was so low that the red man
had to crawl upon his hands and knees
a short distance. Then he Strengthened
himself uD and began slowly to feel
his way into the interior of the cav
ern.
Frank had no opportunity to load
his mUsket, but in his hands it was still
formidable weapon as a club. The
boys remained quiet in their corner
keeping their eyes on the advancing
warrior.
Every once in a while the Indian
would stop and brush away something
from MS lace, mutlerlng auQlDly, out
be still kept advancing, step by step.
When he was within couple of steps,
Frank drew back his weapon and struck
him as hard as he could in the pit of
the stomach. The Indians breath was
almost knocked out of him by the force
OF the blow. He dropped his gun, and,
uttering an exclamation of pain, stag
gered out of the cave, doubled I'D like
an Interrogation point.
His companions greeted him with
yeliS, and for few minutes there was
a great excitement at the Mouth of the
cave. Finally they again attempted an
entrance.
This time several Of the savages en-
tered together, the foremost redslxin
carrying a torch. The boys crouched
back as far as they could III the dark
est corner, holding their musket, which
they had now reloaded in front of them
ready for instant use. But they did not
have occasion to fire it.
The Indians We're hardly moro than
fairly in the cave when Il strange thing
happened. There was a terrible squeak
ing and kissing, and a rumble like low
thunder, succeeded by a deafen-
ing whirr of fiuttering wings. The |
whole cavern seemed to befull of life. |
The Indians torch was extlnguished, !