Gunnison news-champion., 1906-06-01

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cAa not say surely, bss Met s.eA ship
~sa eos, away In that p.aes ys~ shah
have evidence to prove"
That Is but seasoasAl<," - the
Cei.f. We viii shape 0ss oSs.vwe fos
the mountains of fon 10y"
That Rixht a great storm ossss and
drove them before It. but - sAs sea Was
oIs.a before them the vesre, ssAo SAFE s.,
and the direction ~ the wio1 vos such
that 1t hurried her In the eSssso mar I'd
out fos her Al aoon % sAs ouliow ing
day the clouds broke sUAy, go such
had been the progvess sAey - made
under the impulse ~ ths tsaSssG, that
the cliRs a PoR 10y wess olvsody In
sight. The junk WAS rua UP - near as
might be- TO the mouth VI the eeve into
which enormous waves, stiPvsd ND by
the storm, were rushing with vtolence.
There, tossed up high vt one side of the
entrance of the cave, could hs ssen the
broken mast And this evidence that
>ho Mai's story was true reosved any
suspicious that might have been ssoused
in his mind He was nov like sr ami
NAL In sight Of It's prey. Mas Anglers
seemed Already 10 grasp the sress1re Of
the wrecked ship.
The wind Was nov gentle, thsrgh the
waves were yet violent, and she isrA
was able to stand on and on before the
cave while the chief observed the e0A-
tour Of the rocks, seeking a suitable
place to land. At length his eyes found
out an inlet, which. piercing the raks
diagonally, was con. parativeiy still.
good crew might bring = boat ashore
thus sa.e.y, and in his eagerness the
Chief resolved TO try. He ordered .
boat to be manned
| While 1t was being lowered Sho Mai
watched the sailors with her heart In
her throat. Would the chief make his
Investigations alone or would he take
her with him9 Her chance Of escape,
and, indeed, her safety from Immediate
death might hang upon this issue. She
had told him that she would go ~ a
guide, but he had not rep.ied, and the
agony ~ suspense which she now SUIT
fered was like to rend her slender frame
in pieces. After what seemed an inter
val OF hours the boat was ready. and
1 the Chlei, turning 10 her, waved his
/ hand in token that she was to ae-
company him In the sudden rush Of
Joy her woman's nature had nearly con
s-ered heI, and for an instant she felt
nat she woL.G faint and fail upon the
neck; but the danger passed and lifting
up her head as # in triumph. she stepped
70 the RAJ and descended into the wait
ing boat Tie sailors pulled Justify.
and the boat uaSsiup ssfeiy over TIE
great swells, came into the little inlet,
and the party disembarked upon the
rocks.
To say what Sho Mai felt as She stood
once more upon this spot, made memor-
able by her first -oape from the oceans
perils. and hallcwed by the words of
/ love which she had heard here, might
be to read the whole lesson of the
human heart. Here the good angel of
her destiny had made his power mani
fest in the past: here the God OF Love
had shown his face: and here 1t this
moment the voice of one most dear to
her seemed to echo from the rocks, and
he sound was like the whisper: 'Cour-
age''
Three men were left to guard the
boat. and the others. with the Chief
followed Sho Mai toward the mouth OF
the cave. She led them not BY the
most direct path. but chose a way which
led by the pool and the gorge. but did
not permit of descent TO them Follow
ing this they were soon deep in the
caves shadows, and to them. as 10 her.
when she had first been cast into this
place, came the horrible voices OF the
giants mingled with the rush Of the
waves. The sailors, though their hearts
were stout enough upon the sea- were
terrified at these sounds. and it REQ uired
all the Chiefs authority to urge them
forward. The wind drawing in gusts
through the passages OF the great cave
beat down the flames of the torches 30
that they gave little light At length
Sho Mai led them to the terrace below
which the twin giants rolled in their
endless course.
The waves must have driven the
treasure there" said Sho Mai. poin ting
downward.
All the sailors pressed forward to the
brink, avarice for . moment beating
down their fears. but when in the gray