Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-11-08

"Looks VERY like hold stone chap.
81. my lord"
Stone chapel! Stone prison. you
mean. However. 1t has a roof and
three sides. We will occupy It. Will
liam"
'Yes. me lord"
The old ruin to which they had ac-
cidentally found the way was one OF
the relics OF an ancient barbaric power.
the truth concerning which is vaguely
guessed at by students of today.
inside this strange place. the en-
trance to which was nearly the entire
open front. the stones having here
fallen down. there were the charrcd
remains OF what had once been flre.
and other evidences that the natives
had adopted the ancient ruin for their
modern worship. even though they
were ignorant OF its early uses.
Lord chugmough threw the deer
down on the earthen floor.
William" he said. ''it must occur
to you that We are two most fortunate
men,"
49, "' fotHs hiuNs
Il wish. William. that our friends
had not been socareiess and lost them
selves. Judging from present indica-
uons. We are going to have n storm.
and they may be less fortunate than
ourselves In finding shelter. II they
had not been so reckiess-if they had
kept closer to us. William"
"Yes. me lord" said William. think
Ing that the portly Sir Gailoping Grace
and Others OF the party would have
some difficulty In keeping close up
with Lord Chu.mough.
William" said the English SPORTS
man. ito be prepared for emergencies.
you had better gather some sticks
while they arc dry. You know. VII.
liam. that We have been In similar sit
uations before. and our greatest trou-
bie has always been In trying to make
wet sticks burn
''werry true. me lord: they most
Railways spiuttcr some
William began nj once. Just outside
tho solid inciosurc. to gather wood.
and he was none too soon. for the gale
had become 10 furious and the sky so
black that II seemed impossible for
even the old ruin to remain standing.
and with a sudden BOOM tho rain
began to fall In torrents.
Tho wind walled and shrickcd
around the thick stone walls. and the
slantins roof Of thaich and hide seem
cd In danger Of being carried away.
Tlsae sh., mi "a ~ a. %, ,,la xsf.x oat n,aSs
than twenty-five feet high at the high.
est point. and tho trees that lowered
above II and bent before the awful
blast broke Its power. NO that down
In Its sheltered spot the fastcninkx Of
tho roof held good. and the interior OF
the old temple was dry and comfort.
able.
All day l, raincd. and at night VIII
liam made iirc Of n portion Of tho
wood he had gathered. and another
chunk of the appct!xins vcnison was
swunT into II TO roast.
All night II stormcd. and torrents oi
water rushed down the mountain past
the stone ruin. where Lord Chus-
mou.h and William aicpt as calmly
and as peacefully as they would In
their beds on board the Chccr~ay. or
a, chugmough Heath. where. in fact.
they slept mos; uncomfortabiy OF all
And another day worse than the
FIRST followed. and Lord ChugmouEh
began to wonder II the mono;ony of 1;
would last much longer.
II was the evening of the second day
OF the storm. and Lord Chusmough sat
smoking In one corner OF the atoac
ruin. and william was preparing the
usual meal Of vcnison. when. in the
gloom. n peculiar shadow ioomcd up In
the opening Mt the end. Lord Chus.
mough ut once saw that q, was man
carrying heavy burden.
Hc seized his rifle and took aim.