Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-02
Here We searched
Ere long We fell uron the hidden store,
Which was dragged hence. Old Play.

was no further trouble. gave Anan
the torch and he led the way, guiding
Mrs. True by the hand; Male and
came close behind, she clinging lightly
10 my arm. Once she stumbled, but
caught her; after that steadied hci
gently with my arm, as we went ant
she looked up at me and smiled, but
child me not: from that moment we
both had knowledge of mutual love
and were happy. Before we reached
the first chamber, where the tunnels
Joined, she gently disengaged my arm,
blushlng prettily as she glanced shyly
into my face then We came within the
radiance of Anan's torch.
thought her mother looked at US
keenly, and saw that Male was busy.
during the paternal inquisition, exam
lining the roof and walls Of the cham
Der; but IL might have been the con
seriousness of new love that made ordi
nary actions appear as accusers. Here
Anan spoke:
"Roddy, you'll please help Miss Mai
lie over the barrier, as we want Imp on
the other side. Come. Mrs. True. the
lava is almost in steps; 1t Is quite
easy"
As soon as We were over, ] sent
Anan for the tools and lanterns at the
landing he laid them at Males feet
where she sat on a block of lava In
s.o,, 80 Tho hroakdown I ahnwad har
how to give Imp the scent, and told
her in whisper. how to start him Gn
search. She did as | directed; then
pointing at the breakdown, she jumped
up and cried:
Seek, Imp! Seek"
He looked up at her with knowing
glance, but stood wagging his tail;
then she repeated her command
stamping her foot pertly on the fiooi
as she did so. Now he understood
and began smiling around the base oi
the cave in; suddenly he gave two
great leaps and disappeared near this
roof of the tunnel. An instant. and nc
returned with dash, laying something
at Males feet. at once picked w 4
seamans waistcoat and fumbled In Tho
pockets, where found thirty.fiye cent!
in silver a few well.worn matches, al
old envelope addressed Hans Kruse
Victoria, b. c." and a small bag o.
Durham smoking tobacco.
THAT fellow must have lost boil
pipe and Jacket" cried Anan, as h
performed mental back.summersaul
and connected the container with tn,
thing contained.
Give me that torch and pick
Anan." | said, "and stay here while
investigate"
First, examined the lava block
and boulders carefully; upon the d.
colored surfaces of the latter | coul
now see what I believed were Sigh
scratches, made by the passing o
heavy shoes. Suddenly my eye caugh
sight of a silver between two rocks;
proved to be a piece of Chinese can
phorwood, frequently used In ia
orient for making cases. threw 1t I
Arian and said:
"All right, old man, that opium Is u
here safe enough: but wait until / pu
theory to the test"
climbed further up and locke
over, where the roof still covered III
large fiat top OF the break down. whic
appeared to be composed Of red, fe
ruginous earth. There were signs {
recent disturbance and, as ! struck n
pick into the loose earth, with on
hand, II stuck fast in something thu
felt and sounded like wood. | pulle
the pick toward me and a fifty pour
case of opium came with It; the smu
glers had barely covered the each
with earth, II had seemed TO them {
safely hidden by nature.
We determined to remove the opiu
at once and take no risk. Before y
returned from the grass house, whel
we accompanied Mrs. True and h,
daughter, they put us up cold lunc
with pot Of tea, to provide again
hunger through the night, and v
promised to join them at an ear
breakfast.
II was ten o'clock when we began !
moving the opium, which we piled
the tunnel for the present. ! stood
the top of the breakdown and, as
fished out the cases with my pick,
passed them to Anan, who kept tall
sometimes | found II necessary to d
pose of the Superhuous earth with
shovel, When the cache was emp
Il was just one o'clock. AS we HI