Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-03-22

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saying:
There. We are safe now from all
prying eyes. The next thing is 10 get
all this stuff into camp. It'll be a tough
job, but there's plenty of time and five
of MS TO do it,"
Don't you count me?" pouted Clara
Avery. "See the great, heavy bundle
just brought in here"
80. of course" laughed Taylor.
Everyone can help, and you seem TO be
plucky little one. We shall find plen-
ty of work for you mending and cook
ing for us. Can you COOKE"
Can she cooke" repeated her father,
proudly. "Dick. you just wait till she
turns out sample. We shan't have to
live as we did in the old days
"Good! Well talking about eating.
reminds me that we haven't had any
breakfast. l couldn't wait to get this
/ stun out of sight till after breakfast.
but now it's different We will leave
all we can't take at one load and go
up to our camp now We can come back
' and get the rest after we have eaten.
| Don't load up too heavy. It's not very
smooth walking where we are going"
Throwing package over his shout
der he led the way until the turn in
the passage was reached Beyond this
the way grew narrower, until there was
barely room to wa. Twenty yards
! farther there was a sudden rise for
about ten feet, and the walls appeared
to be alternate layers of rock, gravel
and dirt.
Soon il was all a sharp rise, and they
found it extremely difficult TO carry
their burdens.
"You see why we have no need for
the horses" remarked TarboX. 81 have
sent them racing down the trail as far
as | could. We couldn't get them up
here, and they wouldn't find anything
10 live on if we could. hope they will
stay away from this locality. They
would arouse suspicion if any one saw
them"
Another five minutes climb and they
emerged on a rocky platform, and Tay-
Tor said. quietly:
There. I'm front of You lies our
camp and gold enough to make YOU all
rich, if we can only keep the place 10
ours Ives long enough We have food
caougb fora wear. and ain want Il, to
be let alone"
Tom and Green stared blarllv about
t2gm. 6af tl,ir. ur.rafr.U eve. told
them NOTHING. A.lu.. ri..re. af rock
ram from vl.r. they stood across o..
valley Ief.. ...an. v... #.tn.
.a- q.uH.U -l. I..tv mo. .a,
..,g t-.. ground 1...-. Ont l... ..... H..
the c' .uu.I- OF C..Hct torrents and
Gau.. u.ta FRAGMENTS ..f r.u.... some oil.
which ..lm.l tu Is. E.te.a th
bosom OF tl. soil .rom below. Will
others had been G.tacn. from rl.
ridge at some time and rolled into I'll.
valley.
or The l,H off the ride. SINAI.
stream. scarcely two feet wide. Was
RUNNING. swiftly. and pointing 90 its
blrI. I.,..r.,G,E:
"~,c tua-. tuo lol,s and The two
heaps ofo-rt. W1Lve'v, been waiting
Tor water t1 wash that dirt out. We've
been thau.u- out that grourdl,ith fires
all winter SO we could u.g. Those TWO
LcaD, ar, full OF cold ara.it,I ruu t,u
dollars % the pam"
Avery alone seemed TO pay little or no
attention ro his friends words. He
was examining the scene before him
critically. but he hardly glanced nj the
two heaps of dirt upon which the 9th /
ers galcd with iut,n,a interest He
made 10 comment. however. and when |
TAYLOR moved forward he followed him /
without word
"Now I'll show YOU where we live"
There was no sion Of i tent or lut |
visible. but they soon saw that lc,,as |
heading for q stout hush not far from |
the little stream and about 1c. feet
from where they had EMERGED frouthe .
natural Tunnel
Behind fiji. hush tbev sav nm omen.
ing partially concealed from view by a
big bowldcr. while others had been
added by human hands to make conceal.
meut more eiTectuaI.
This is our house" said Taylor. at