News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-11-04

Author OF a" WeSterielt."

Pole picked up big. smooth stick
of hickory. shaped like a crowLaI End
thrust the end of it under the largest
roo, Huh! I'll show you in Il iffy.'
1t was an enormous stone We hing
over three hundred pounds; hut with
his strong lever and kuotted muscles
the ex-moonshiner managed to slide il
slowly to the right disclosing II black
hole about two feet square in the rag
ged stone From this prJTuded into
the light the ends of Il crude ladder
leading down about twenty-five feet
to he bottom Of the cave
."UGh"' Craig shud3cre3 az he peered
into the dank blackness. You don't
mean that we are to 80 down there?"
1t was Il crisis. With Lis U5 feet
dangling in the hole, Pola threw HIM
self back and gave vent to a hearty,
prolonged laugh That went rim Ing and
echoing about among the Gins and
Chasms.
81 lowed this I'd make yore flesh
crawl" he SAID. Looks Ike the open
IN to the bad plac' don't it,"
at certainly does" said Craig, some
what treasured by Poles luyity.
"Why, it amt more'n forty feet
square" said Pole. Wait till | run
down an make a light. I've got some
fat pine torches down at the foot O.
the ladder"
"Well, l believe | will let you go
first" said Craig, with an uneasy little
laugh.
Pole went down the ladder, reckless
ly humping his heels on the rungs.
He was lost to sight from above, but
i'll q moment Craig heard him strike a
match and saw the red, growing fame
of a suffering torch from which
twisted Il rope of, smoke. When it was
well ablaZe, Pole called up the ladder:
Come on now, an watch Whar You
put yore feet. This end O the ladder is
solid as the rock O Gibralty."
The square of daylight above was
cut off, ana in a moment the eX-banker
stood beside his guide.
Nov come down this way" said
Pole, and with the torch held high he
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Craig made onafhor orfort ot rttor-
apca Inf failed pnln cor,d hcor his
rand brco4hino and SEQ tho tnrifiad
cleaning Ct his wide omen owes
.You'ye had lots a. deoIin.s Mr.
@t"ts, s"lu oie, iou We nI I 'oIt
iiii' ''A'" '''' nav jug 9'0N i'oN' "u'
you never did bigger fool thing an
you did when you listened to my tale
about that lamp o gold.
on We trapped me- burst from
Cralg's qulverlng lips.
IldJ S ABOUT the sue OF II.