Gunnison news-champion., 1906-06-01
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perent cOsasality Of the rec.psisn a.
corded nss ~ the toiso~er- ~ ks.s
sssh- nor coa.ld the sps.naas and tss
~e.s-ors.esed mAgpifs.nae Of the e.t,
blind has eyes ~ sss ;s,st tn.s the colon .
49, simply band OF robters saa mar.
tercEs. Che knew that s.s ~~s SILL .
mscs . prisoHes - when she had ,-.en
,oaoRsd on board the pirate ia.k. thai
neg every movements Soeia he ~St,te.i
aas.i yesrs " asS.~sso.soa uis6 crims
aAis saa familiarity ~ssa ssrs,iises kSi
made u impossible sos her " scssra ..
the ohD,aes of honest asea.
her lie had been spared sna Q Ger
sA4a r~Hk had been hesso~ea 1poa her
because she pirates h.a believed the,
shey secoenized In h-r that v-ck ic--
t~rins which ~osid Mas. her . a...fIi
ssrvsnt ~ the community. stripped VI
81 the Imposing formAl.tIss and oats-
a sfai.erseefsl bFotherhsod her I'M ti~tias
meant no more than thai she might Il Il
the place 81 some veteran criminal who
could then be promoted from th. l.t,or-
Il sctasl raIfne - the Luxurious dro.. ;
life u the city
Bst she was determined 10 escape, and
she had already form.d a plan which
could be- put in operation as soon As sh.
Was fairly embarked with the pirate
crew. She sh gdd.r.d at the Thought ~
the murders she must Witness. aud even
to . certain degree psrticipst. in, N her
vessel fell in With some snfortuuat..
merchantmen before the day Of her de
liyersnce came.
On the day following her initiation
She was told that the ship was ready 10
sail. In company with that First Chief
whose nod had saved her life. she PASSED
out through The mysterious underground
way. and in the hare ~ the torches she
marveled 1T its wonderful windings and
At the black mouths II tunnels which
we're continually opening In her cours.
only to be avoided.
This Is the way OF the forty-nln.
curves, said the FIRST Chief, who walked
by her side. "lou observe that at every
turn in the path a road opens which in
vites the feet, but to take any one ~
them, except that which Is known To the
faithful, Is death"
And Sho Ma shudd.red as she passed
these mysterious doorways, wondering
what bOrr. be form OF destruction lurked
wlJL.n their portals. At length they
reached the town of the sentries, and
passed through 1T 10 the road which led
them to the.r ship a boat was in read
mess. and In few minutes Sho Mai
found herself stand ng on the deck of
the swItt.y-g .iGlng junk. while over her
head hoaueG The back fag OF kwan
DAT
On the evening Of this day sho Mai
saw the CtIef stand ing apa> from the
oUEers near the stern of the Junk. She
Approached nIm with the Customary
sa ute.
''Oh, Chief" SAID she, Is 1t the oh
lect Of ti.ls voyage 10 proc-re treas;r re
for kwan Dat ."
Certainty" replied the Chief. "Fol
what other purpose should We sail?"
Il meant to inquire II we had any def
mite destination" continued the girl
'or whether we wandered over the sea
At random. hoping to fall in with Har
Chow ship"
we make no port" returned tbs
Chief; 1--WE put ourselves in tho ordi
nary track OF merchant vessels, and then
trust TO the God OF Fortune"
II IL please you" said the girl great
ly pleased at the replies She hal re
ceived Il have something to suggest
whereby we may perhaps secure greaI
treasure Tor little trouble OF danger
sha.. speaK9'
"say on, and II you give good counsel
VOC shat not talI Of your reward at tbs
hands OF hwan Dan"
You mLst know. then" said She
Mai speaking as calmly as her eagerues,
would permit. ''Jhat J sailed not long
since from the city Of Paoting in a shiI
winch bore great treasure. stolen from
a Tempe near the clty This vessel wa,
east upon the great rocks of Pom 10y
WLict you dOs tess know
Il have seer them from the sea. ." re.
pied the Chlef. ''and have beard of tn,
great cave IN which it is said tha
demons tweII
lit was 20 the door OF that very cave
that the ship Of which | have spoker
was borne by the Storm" continued Sht
Mai "ln fact she was cast bodily int,
esca ped. and. indeed. ! should have per
lshed Of hunger on the rocks had not
chance ,1own ne a way 10 the city. Blu
! have hitherto told no one Of the cargo
which the wrec ked vessel carried. and
Is the place Is almost inaccessIble and
would in any case be seldom visited
sucn is the terror 1t inspires. that have
no doubt that the gold which was in the
-essel lies even now among the wreck
age in the cave and could be successfully
borne away by few bold men"
You have spoken we'll" said the
Chief, evidently deeply Interested al
the vessel was cast into the cave heI
cargo would not come out again. but
would be washed by the waves further
inJo It's recesses. How long ago was she
wrec ked?-'
About year"
Then no doubt her hull Is now
broken up and the gold She carried is
strewn about the cave ready to oul
A.