Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-28
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS. --.iDAY, OCTOBER -s 1922

I gorio appeared stupened. and for
some minutes stood dared and con-
/ founded Then tried 90 pun myself to-
rethef and collect my senses We were
alive and unhurt While there II ilfe
there IL hopei I felt we must not give
up that. at any rate.
"Chsdr up" / exclaimed. I'VE shall
nnd some way out Gregorio: let Us
look well round"
cullen sabe. cui bono. sonora he
muttercd as he followed me round the
cavern. ! examined every corner and
nook thereof silently. patiently and
minutely. unavailIng indeed there was
no outlet
what was to be dono7 Lie down and
die. That appeared to be the only
solution Of the problem. Well.
any rate As looked 90 the face
n those rough. forhlddlng rocks and
caught alrht Of the blue sky above. I
made up my mind how that nght was
% be- waEed
'Grsgorlo. you have the iazos. thank
Cod ] exclaimed, "aud We have ouF
"cui bono. senora2" Inquired the
man.
I'VE must scale these rocks and ea-
oape through the opening above" I re-
The haif-breed looked at me and
shook his head.
u can ride, sonora. and shoot. can
do most things. but can not climb" he
muttercd.
Nonsense. Grerorio." answered
sharply I'VE must Try. Better 90 climb
and IAN. ana 40 be- Killed than die here
81 starvation. Now look here. 1 will
90 nrst I Will take the lnzos with me
n ! reach the TOP I will make them fast
ana lower them 10 you. by their help
sou VIII be able 10 reach the top. Any
how, mean TO try; knot them to-
"Benc. sonora" he answered laconlc-
Iio saw Il was our only hope. As he
knOtted tho luEuH together I prepared
Tor the fray. and tied one end u them
round my waist Then I examined the
rock carefully and chose my starting
point
/ took hold Of a piece Of pointed orue
above me and drew myself up. Then
I caught hold % crecper and slowly
ana carefully drnrRcd myself into a
standing position on the craE. IL may
sound easy. but II was not Ho. u took
an my atrcngth, and hung on and took
breath. As ala 80 cast my gaze up
ward ana perceived across narrow
belt OF sandstone stretch " rock |
stretching hollowward. n I could only |
reach this felt should be enabled 10 |
scale some thirty feet OF the precipicc, |
Ink crcepcrs, strong with the growth of |
ages, which would be % great assist |
ancc 10 me Ia my desperate climb. Tho |
sandstone vein had 30 be- negotiated |
hrnt. ana there was but one way TO DO |
30, namely by cutting foothoiea IN a. |
q task by no means easy Yet u must |
be attempted. there could be no nlnch- |
Ink. Letting myself down on TO my |
knees. Z drew out my knife from my
belt and cut into the sandstone while
holding on with the loft hand. Tho first |
hole ] managed fairly we'll. aud az once |
rcgaiuing my former position l next cut |
a hollow or grip FOR the hands above. |
and another beyond II. Then I took tho
knife In my teeth. put both my hands |
into the highest cut and druw myself |
up, planting my feet In the lowest |
Slowly and surely. notch by notch. I
made my way across the sandstone vein |
In the same wise. Life was nt stake. l |
was very careful II was q glorious mo-
mont when ] rrasped those prlmcvnl |
creepora For the next thirty feet u /
was plain sailing. Then another sand
stone vein had TO be crossed. and once /
vas occupied IN negotiating this hurri- |
bic pass. The Precipitation poured on |
my forehead often I felt 1 must let /
so and fall, but struggled on. and |
battling with my weakness summoned |
all the strength and courage I poa-
'"HH.HA ANNN WWAAH AhAkNNA NNNh NAAA
creviced cragH now faced me. but these
were easy after that awful sandstone. |
for there was footing room and creep |
ers 90 hold on 70 and support the Slow
~ and surely worked my way up, and /
nj last. within two hours OF making the
attompt, gained the summit and FREQ
dom.
II was a splendid moment-a moment
worth all the danger and toll 1 had
passed through-to feel myself free once
more. ! gave a shout Of triumph but
there was Grcgorlo vet TO save and no |
time 20 be lost In doing 10. let the
LAGOS down 10 him and made fast my
End 20 one Of the giant trees hard by. |
Then called down 10 him 10 catch hold
" the hide. hold on for dear life aud
follow IN my footsteps,
II was terrible suspense. and / shall
never forget the feelings with which
watched his upward climb. Every
moment / expected TO see him crash
backwards into the arms OF death on
10 that cruel. ahlngle-strcwn floor be-
Uw II seemed like a lifetime. but at
ength he reached the top. His tongue
vas dry aud parchcd. his eyes protrud-