Gunnison news-champion., 1906-04-27
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uHHtFer. ti FnU have Etrfurfn aualsa-h
atur sac serraaie eEuorieuce through
Nnirh yeu have piss-s.a 49, HI.l a..s. =
seaa'h far che bsdy ~ voar carsuaniaa :
-ho Maj saaddorrd s.hcn che vsune
nan spulsD 81 retaruinv iuto enc cave
ihe memory uf what She lad beara
e1ehin ana thr darkuess - the place
larrltea har. IL srsuard that she cal. Il
eFon Hus ncar tbe strange. raulhIinr
V1iers 81 She deuoas. iior narrcs v-a-c
Dad sl..sru hF tut horrors of tas nivbf
aua strange. supers isiaus irarz craedei
upau her t0ald ii he that this bsaufi-
ful Fouth eas tho eulhod 1.ent ~ som.
spirit ~ tne cave. sho had come f5rra u
lore hor haek again after hsf fsrtanass
esoape7 She has.tat,a. Bot the eaouo-tt
that she ased her g. D. the captain.
who might nov be- lying sounded on
the rucss. Decided her and she said
''tome, then: lot as lose uo time
As they clambered up the rocks the
stranger said. n vii postpone al
those questions which my curiosity
prompts until yea have rested iu mv
tathers house, 60 which hope soon b.
gaide you. Afterwards yuu shall taiI
me a. uiueh a. vou think Do ahuat vaur-
self aud the vavaTu which has had 30
marvellous IN end meanwhile. names
viii sufire. Ny own h. NJ XIII
And mine is Wong Ten Pow. re
piled sho Mai, giving the name which
she had borne during aer stay on board
the Inflated junk
II was with an awful sinking Of the
heart that Sho Mai saw the daylight
waue a. they advanced into the cave.
soon she could barely see the path be-
fore her. hut Ii Xii stepped boldly as
one who knew the way, lie led her by
q cif'uitous path which climbed up
little way and then turning. de-
scended. In few minutes she could
hear the rush Of waters, and far away
20 The right the voices that had So
frightened her before. She trembled
and clmg 10 III Xii, though she
feared that her timldity would betraf
her secret. Suddenly they passed out
between two great rocks, and Sho Mai
saw the great doorway of the cavern
and perceived that she stood again be
side the pool.
'Ilere the waters are now stin.~ said
Ii khi, taking her hand and leading
her to the brink. "This pool lies much
above the main path by which the waves
enter the cave. and is wholly separate
from it. SO that only the overflow, when
there Is great sea running, breaks in
and Ill it. Had your mast toppled 10
the left you would have been carried
into the great gorge and swept to de-
struction A strange chance preserved
you"
And what are those frightful voioes?"
"They are the twin giants Of Pom Loi,"
replied Ii khi 1--WE shall see them pres
emily
Sho Mai would have begged him not
to take her into such an awful pres
ence, but dared not trust her voice to
speak.
"Wait for me here" he continued Il
viii make a circuit Of the pool and see
whether the body Of your unfortunate
companion has been washed up ON the
r8cits"
tie released her hand and LETT her
there alone, while the light, struggling
through the doorway, cast strange
shadows from the rocks and the swell
of the ocean burst in with terrifying
sound. 10 seemed long time before
Ii Xii returned, but at length he ap-
peared out Of the shadows and stood
bhce more beside her.
81 have found no trace Of him." he
said. "We shall see in few moments
whether be is still beneath the watcr 4"
How can we see into this fearful
lepth9"
Nv ait, - said Ii Xii; '-thore will be
light soon. and as II in answer to his
words . sunbeam shot down through a
rift in the caves roof and fell dircctl Y
upon the water before them.
The sun has passed around a shoulder
Of the mountain" be said, in explana-
tion. '.Iolt"'
>h0 Mai followed the direction Of his
eyes. The shaft Of light struck down
into the clear water. making every thing
visible She saw the top of the broken
mast and the tangled cordace 10 which
they had clung, and there. with a strong
rope twisted tightly round his body, Law
the captain. his face turned up Jo her.
and his lifeless ewes shining like iew-
els. His hand was extended as aith a
last attempt to save her life he lld asst
her up toward the air. Nos Che dead
hand seemed raised 10 the gods imnlor-
ing forgiveness The face. too. nld an
expression as OF supplcation. Sho Mai
Eazed upon this apparition. and fas-
cInsted by the shining eyes and the lips
which seemed about TO speak. unul the
sunbeam passed slowly on and the rad
face faded from her sight.
There was wish uo1n his lius. "
she murmured. If the body can be
rescued from this place / will give it
burial
That may be done" said Ii Xii;
but come let US make our way to the
light
He turned, however. toward the
darkness; and. shlyerine. Sho Mai
followed him. They clambered over
the wet rocks for some minutes. while
all the time the voices Of the giant.
grew louder, and Sho NaTs terror in
creased. suddenly Ii XII checked her