Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-02-08

But hon cuu.J III ,at tAis. lne.,
were chsiis OF liquor. but Rob hac
never touthcd drop OF 1t, and ever
the bottles OF which there were many
did not seem TO point to way tc
spare him any pain.
He found plenty of bales OF stuff
silks. caSsmcrGs and everything ir
| that lire that was dutiabie. But no.
thing 10 eat.
After traversing room after room
and vault after vault Rob entered 4
large rock chamber. dry and cool. and
, there he stood. more amazed thar
| ever.
hundreds OF rifles. pistols, swords
| knives-ln fact every kind OF weapon
And around the sides OF the chambc
were kegs probably containing pow
der-and cases-probably containl,.,
cartridges.
Even to Rob's young mind ii WI
evident that this was more than i
mere smuggl.r's resort. All tho7r
arms were there for purpose-h,
knew not what
But he could not eat them.
Weary. hungry and dIsheartcnt
Rob went back and examined his bed
Finding 1t clean and dry. he dragTGr
II TO the opening. and cxtln.uishc
his light. ROb's object In getting nca
the opening WAS twofold. In the ilrs:
place. there was little light there
| 10
In the black rcccss he had slept In LC
| fore. In the second place, he wou.,
be In the way OF any person cnter!a
the cave. and could not be overlooksJ
as he might be II h. went TO sleep II
n hidden spot And Rob had now be
| come ~ t~TToT-strlckcn at the gravity
OF his situation. and III" awful pEos
pcct Of starving to death In that plac'
that he would have welcomed any on
even I.cmucl Starnc himself. /: tina.
worthy had appeared to Ic; him out
Rob sa; on his bal" OF cloth for 3
| long time. blinking n the little EIE-aE
Of iisht. and listening TO the iFickiiEs
and dropping Of the water in the cav
crnH around him. To his excited ImaE
inaiiun Il seemed as II this noise wAE
growing louder. and he thought pcE'
haps the roof Sah breaking. and would
let In the water from the river. This
meant speedy death by drowning.
All the events OF his past life cam"
up before him. lie though; OF his
mother. and the tears ran down his
checks. ilC wondered II his ancI- hai
missed him. and II search would be
made. nui he dismissed this hope. TOT
IL would surely have been reported
that hr Was lost overheard from the
Royal Mail.
Tho NcsFiu-ss was too much for him
At last. and ~ith ETra; sobs shaking
him he felt asleep,
Even this iiEi. he did not know hos
iunE he slept. Hut he vas aSakrnst 4
BY hearing some one outside the cave,
Hc sat ua and listened ia;Sa;lY. Thcro
uas no mistake aboa; Il. Some one
Nas certainly outside.
RoS's hear; aow brat Violently. Was
this SON. wandering native. uho
sslid release him from bis prison. and
enable him ;n so to BuCaos Aires and
ant his uncle. or vas Il Lstagcl
s,arnr returned to anish his ncasssa
work.
Tho saE.Fnsss to set out vas great
rr than fear Of stsTnc. and Rob plae'
ed his mouth near tho crack and gave
a loud "IIailps'~
"Ip''' came In the ~cil.knoVu
voice Of Captain Torrryo. OF "Ei Gate
NEGRO. Are you there. after aiI7'
oh. yss' Lrt me OUT Let me out
Please. capiaia ToTrcyo. le; nc oui''
You are a Ip~si'" exclaimed Tor
rcyo in a tone tina, Rob did no; IN
defs,aud. He easy"
Rob vas nos pushed with hope. and
looked. expecting TO sec the ETsa;
stone roll away. leaving him free. Hut
the noisa suddenly ceased. hob waited
a moment longer. and then called
aSain.
Captain Turreyu' Dear Captain
I.r, me out. Wnu't TugT"