The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-30

Rope Pit, going down the pole. We
then took the pole to Dauphins PIT.
since I suspected there would be no
other way to get up; 50 after all Il
served it's purpose at this place, and
more, carrying up twenty-seven men
instead of three.
The sheriff told me that the guard
had been kept up at both mouths Of
the cave, the other having been found
since we had come down, so he did nor
doubt that we should find the men still
in the cave. But feared greatly for
the safety of the Captain.
We went on from Dauphin's Pit with
great caution, and soon the sheriff ara
l secuted ahead. We got sight of the
Fort, and though the fire was low and
no candle burning, we could see that
most or the men We're asleep, with two
on guard. l counted them eagerly. but
could make out no more than seven. ali
told, and feared more. than ever for the
Captain.
Sherim Miliron brought his men down
very skilfully, 1 thought, and at a siS-
nal they ALL rushed forward, each win
his gun ready and the head ones car
rying lanterns. The men on guard
shouted and made as IL they would
shoot, but when they saw the nf1mber
of our party they dropped their weap-
ons and threw up their hands. This a.
little surprised us, for London was NOT
the man to surrender under any cir
cumstances; but it was explained when
the sheriff called for him and the near
est man said gruffly:
like London is dead"
Then l dlved forward to a man who
was rolling over in his blanket, and II
was Captain Archway; and I felt so
weak and foolish that I thought I
might as well sit there on the ground
awhile and pretend l was tying up my
shoe. though wore boots, but the tops
being cut off made them not so unlike
| shoes after all.
The sheriff first took off the Captains
handouts, slipping them on the near
est outlaw; then he put others on the
rest of the gang, and pretty sick lot
they were. too. Our men all shook
hands with the Captain, heartily
enough you may be sure. for most OF
them knew him we'll and had been sure
he was dead. had missed Dauphin at
first glance and 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. It was the end
that might have been expected to the
kind of life Dauphin had led, but IL It
was fit for London, then Dauphin de-
served something little better, for he
was not so bad a man."
The Captain went on to say that he
thought London's death was all that
saved him after our attempt to rescue
| him, as when the others lost their chief
| they became frightened and seemed
| afraid to risk desperate step.
The sheriff decided to take his pris-
oners out by way of the mouth of the
cave. burt the Captain wanted to go
| out as he had 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 Ii, and
only cared to stop for a look at the
well-hole. The Captain would not for
give himself for not having guessed the
sound we heard.
At Sink Hole Dome there were men
waiting to draw us up. First the Gam
he unlocked himself and slid down into
the pit told him it would be many
long day before bothered him and his
kind again: which it has been.
| When we came to the top the sun.
which was near setting, seemed to fill
| the whole western sky with a mighty
| blaze, like ten suns instead of one, and
we could only wink our eyes tight shut.
| Indeed we could not look at the east
| ern sky even without half closing our
eyes; and it was only when 1t had got
quite dark that we began to feel at
| home.
! So there is no more to tell Of our ad-
ventures in Frontenac Cave. We got
back to Hawks Landing the next
morning. where people looked at US as
IL we had Just dropped from the moon
instead of having not been ten miles
away. That evening the poor Captain
fell sick with brain fever and lay with
IT many days, but fought it through as
he had done his days in the cave. Nor
did 7 think his fever strange, for be-
lieve I went near to it myself. and
was close to fifty years younger than
he.
AS for the robbers, they got what the
law was waiting to give them, ana
went to States prison. where they yet
are Sheriff MillrOn 1ounu all oL the
money taken from the bank. and much
plumber belonging to other people. The
bank paid the reward honestly enough.
7 knew then, and know yet, that the
Captain deserved three-quarters of Vt;
but what would he do?-not one thing
except take a half and make me take
the other half, so I could do nothing
else. And it came in very handy at
home, too, where I soon took 1t, ana
where I stayed for one while, you may
be sure, my desire to see the world be-
ing we'll satisfied. having. as l USED
: often to tell folks, seen enough OF the
inside of it at least. So I gave the
| money to my father, and he, ever
generous and anxious for the welfare
Of his children used close to every pen.
nv of 1T in sending my brothers and
sisters and myself to school. where we
needed to go, and where think II
could have stayed even longer 1 might
/ have written a better account OF this
, thing than I have. But I should mol
= have cared to go longer on money come
by with so much danger and suffering
= as that was, or do anything else with
> such money either. Nor have I ever
e so much as gone into Frontenac cave
since that day we came UP the pit.
though, went several times to visit