The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
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about IN eternity. lie returned blow.
ing like porpoise, with rnallet, coll
Of rope and m iron bar. II !, !,
''You'd better make the trip, Give"
said Leckburn, "and Hector can go a1ter
yot, when lic gets his wind. IN,
q The rope was looped at tho end Give
s1ippcd his foot into the rope, and. CIV,
Ing It Il hitch round tho deeply bnr'
1Ieckburn began to pay out. Lying on
their chests, they watched the baronet
swing downwnrds.
nStcady," lie shouted. a.1s
Tie was dangling beside the broken
pole. Hearts beat loudly as they waited
for tho important verdict.
.IIurrah! it has been put hero. No
man apes about this"
B,,rnand burst into n ut Of Wild laugh
ter Icckburn glanced at the first Of
fcer, His cheeks were, flushed and his
eyes were unnnturally brilliant. 1t was
fever badly.
Give saw tho pole had been carefully
lot into the cliff. It was supported by
Wooden stays and broad strips OF lead.
TIalf Of It had been torn away either By
a gallo or q fall Of stones from above.
It's Jagged end pointed along marrow
| ledge Of rock. The path was lost by
juttlng spur Give pulled h,lnseI1 IN,
wards by clutching the pole. and gained
l
ever, he made the rope fast
.ro the left OF flagpolo on IIoof!" no
muttered. left it is.
Give moved cautiously along the
/ ledge. A slip would have hurled him
\ down, aslifeless and shapeless mass, on
\ the Jagged rocks two hundred feet below
! THE stones were what he wanted next
Slowly and carefully ho moved round
! the crag, trying to avoid the eggs OF sea
1 - Ill tbotr IA
thirds wheeled round him, shrieking and
! chattering with anger and dsmny. He
| kept on examining each cliff and Granny.
! Then no halted. Tho cliff formed a
/ shallow arch. and he saw something un-
usual The crevices here and there sup
ported a few scant lichens and % rock
4 weeds. Under tho arch however, a mass
i Of luxurlant ferns grew. and water splash
| ed down steadily from above. Where
! did the ferns find roothold? It could not
\ be solid rock Give whipped out his
hunting knife and drove in the blade.
1T sank almost haft deep, and he heard
the steel ring against something hard.
! The next moment wrought havoc with
1 the ferns. N Tho gold fever had seized
i the clear headed baronet Mt last. lie
/ flung the plants right and left and tore
1 up the soil with his naked hands Then
4 he dropped on his knees and began to
I prod and dig madly with his knife. There
4 were crevices everywhere. He had found
4 the, stones to the left OF the nagpole!
/ He dragged out the first great boulder
and sent 1t crashing down. Another
i then Give crouched back, knife In hand
/ and wild glare in his eyes. Someone
4 was coming. A human figure moved
round the crag It was Dane.
i Great Scott" cried Hector. ''Why
/. didn't you yell to us. Cive?"
Fl Give shook himself.
! "Hec," he said, treasure Is beastly
stuff. Just now, this moment, when
A heard you coming, felt as II I wanted
!; to kill you and keep all the stuff for
i myself" IF
Hector gave him perplexed stare
1. Honor bright. I did," said Give 1T
came on all at once -
Lets feel your pulse. sonny. Jupiter,
it's galloping like q charge OF cavalry.
4 I hope you're not going to have small
i pox. Well. Il Z ~
Give had hurled his valuable hunting
knife into tho sea- to tho dire astonish-
4 mcnt OF his friend. Hector muttered
something inaudible, and then. as the
i baronet flung himself at the wall of
stones, he said something that was more
4 than audible.
Whats the matter? What have you
got hold of me for7'
i #"Clive, arc you mad? 2" gaspcd Hector.
mo! Let mo go.
you'll ruin us, old boy. Pull them
down with care. Don't you remember?
You're like bull ut gate"
{ TITS the gold fever" Sighed Give.
'I'm awfully sorry. Hec.. and III be ever
: so good hope to goodness I haven't
spoiled It, Hello. here's Burnand. :"
his arms. Luckily there was plenty OF
room Give had perfectly recovered,
and no expostulated with Burnand, who
& wanted to do what he had been doing
himself, in strong terms. Ono by one
the stones were lifted down. scrapcd.
busted with handkerchiefs. and care
fully examined for any sign or clue
| Littlo by little the opening grew, and
the light penetrated short distance into
a cavern.
Their hands were trembling. and per-
SEPARATION glstened on their foreheads
when only the bottom row OF stones re-
manned. Unless Give had bungled, the
secret must be hidden there, They pant
ed like men who had run long and
trying race. Burnand felt the strain
most. TIe was like n gambler who had
staked ali on card. The fifth stone
was removed, the sixth. seventh, eighth.
ninth.
Nothing!
Only one RENAMED u,a,,
"Yoll," said Hector
'Tm-I'm too shaky."
Give snelt down and worked his
fingers under the stone, It was very
heavy ono. IIe worked It to and fro to
loosen 1t, and then tugged 1t out. A
shout came from Hector. 4 snuff r box 9,
lay in tho cavity, and no made 2 Gluten
at 1t. but Give had him by the throat.
Don't touch it; don't touch it,
screamed the baronet. III You move II
an eighth of an inch we'll lose all,
lie relaxed his grip, Hector leant
against tho cliff and wiped his face
Holding tho box firmly down in Its orlgi-
nal position. Give oponed the I'D, The
box contained single coin--a George
III. guinea
looking straight into the interior, Of the
cave And Give Drayton understood
now what Juan Gaskara meant When he
wrote: ~