Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-26

was mans handiwcrk applied to fault in the hard rock. A sort Of nat ural shaft existed. and this had been extended by manual labor. Beyond the entrance the cave became more lofty. Owing to its position with ref erence to the sun at that hour Jenhs imagined that sufficient light would be obtainable when the tropical lu1u- riance of foliage outside was dispensed with.
 At present the interior was dark. With the stick he tapped the walls and roof. A startled cluck and the rush or wings tcralded the flight of two birds slarmel by tho noise. Soon his eyes more accustomed to the gloom. made out that the place was about thirty feet deep. ten feet wide in the center and seVen Or eight feet high.
 At tho farther end was a collection Of objects inviting prompt attention. Each moment he could see with greater dis tinctness. Kneeling on one side or the little pile. he discerned that on large stone serving as a rude bench were some tin utensils. some knives. sex tant and q quantity of empty cartridge cases. Between the stone and what A miner terms the "face' of the rock was . four foot space. Here. half imbedded fin the sand which covered the floor. were two pickaxes. q shovel. sledge hammer. a fine timber felling ax and three crovhars.
 Tn the darkest corner of the caves extremity the wall appeared 10 be verr smooth. He prodded with the stick. and there was a sharp clang of tin. He discovered six square kerosene oil cases carefully stacked up. Three were empty. one seemed 10 be half full, and the contents of two were un- touched. With almost feverish haste he asccriaiuNl that the half filled tin did really contain oil.
 "what a sld" he calculated aloud
 So fer as He r1ud judge. the cave harhorei no further surprises. Return irS toward the exit. his boots dislodged more empty cartridges from the sand They were shells adapted 10 revolver er hea-- caliher Al short distance from the doorway they were present in dozen.
 "Tns remnants of fight he thought The man was attacked and defended himself here. Not expecting the arrival of enemi es. ne provided no store nr food or water He vss killed while trying to reach the well. probs- bly al night
 He vividlE pictured the scane-s brave hardy European keeping al bay . boat had oS Drsk ssvsEss. enduring nsnfuIiv -hs aEon'ss Of hunger, thirst, perhaps wounds. then the siege. fol lowed h- wild effort 10 gain the life ri-irr -eH. the hiss c, z Malay psrang yielded br lurkinE foe and the last ssspzi-nE struggle before dsstb came.
 He might hs mistaken Pe-rhsnoe 1>.-e uas 2 less dramatic explanation. sur r. rouid not shake If his first i'm r-e<siors
 -Thsf szs the poo- ieVfi ioinz re-er h- -sked "VhT cid hs bury A.r1seIr ID this rock ri-5 mining uts1- sis sur fer -1uEb src-ssE He ~oud nor he rzs-z-s- There iS ire indi- esticp of purpose. of r-epsrs-on. c' rethod rcuhi-ed -ith 'zuo-auce. f7- rcpe -ho sns- inc ways of DvzEs and Chinese rsrares would venture to live her. alous f hs ~ould hslP it- and if hs -e.U- 4.-s zTore~
 Thers was rsisf ia hearing his own voice He rould hum and think and sct Ar-ius himself with Ths sr. he attacked ths bushes and brzuchss o' trees sH front Q, the cave He Cut fresh spFrosch te the well sni threw the utrer ove- the skeleton At first he -ss f1cE1ed ts hur- r where t lzv. FH- he disl5ked the hdes sf ITS -aIE-z un-o7sciousiv over ths pisfs NJ fire c-5d Hs vzste-i that dsv He -culd ssz-s sa eariy opportunity te e- zs E-z-eI zEs-
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