New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

tlLIlLlllS lN sunni Si4-4L N4-eAN
Uas right under our noses
''' That happens 10 many man, said Balser
We reedn worry about the work we have
done. Let Us 90 into the cave
e" We stopped low and entered. Within ten
feet of the opening We passed into = high
vaulted. dlruly lighted chamber We wa1ted
Tor our ewes TO become accustomed 10 the DIM
lgflt. and then proceeded to look about.
- By George whispered Balser, a II he
Wa afraid some one would hear MN, TINS room
IS 1l1er a Wvandotte described Il
It is indeed, ] answered. / do believe
We have stumbled into the gods home. lsT l
Il the most marvellous thing that ever nap
pened2'
o. When We could distinctly see objects about
71- We began our search for the treasure; but
IN. floor va Of unbr0ken rock, and the side
wills were smooth. Ten minutes work con
vrnced Is that there was no treasure III the
We had noticed q small opening IN the
hack of the chamber, and We felt sure II LED TO
-r-s main ca Cssver7-or ca verns, since " yandotte
hid ssId there were many chambers and cor
---r-- We reuernb bcred what he had told u
.f.-- Ff danger OF getting lost. but we clasSed
that with the wolves and the guaTolan demons,
md owe no heed 10 his warning The second
r-7s.--i-Ie was too low Tor u to pass through,
.[-.- f. stopping We exam med Il, and iound
-r7.- The floor consisted Of fat rock 1ncbnlng
downward at q very steep angie
90. We did not stop to consider that " van
,;---z -,77cl71 have been wrong II his description
II -F7- cave OF that the cave We were II 1lllgnt
not have been the one he described foI al
,ve knew. there might have been bottoTnless
80 - The end Of the h-tle chute, but We were
intoxicated with our dreams o. gola, ana a. CooH
no thought Of possible dangers ahead oI Us
Il looked down the slantng passageWaE' ;
5-,- r,,,ld see nothing but darkLess. Ihe tact
-77a- dld not know where ! was gong TO lana
a-5 not deter ne. ] put my ieet INTO Ihe llaI
-lyr chute lav down on my back, and pusheu
rnveeE forward
The 7-7e11-7lng rock was covered with mos
-,,-. .-7 4 WIS so slippery that ! started down
n q much greater speed than had expected
Afre- y yyas too late, ! began TO wonder Whe7e
,.s CONG 10 land. and visions q a bottom
les pit broken bones, and q lingering ue'i'-l
assh,d through my mind Ihey were SOON
,5,s-,ell,f however for IN less than three sec
- b.d accomplished my descent, ana
fo,r-d rnvseh sitting safely II hIut Poo1 -
- r,,ld water at the loot 81 the ncIne-
1,,,,r me with my hands and discovered d
eoli5 rock floor similar TO that Of the hT71
~. Hello. Tom Andy Bill shouted Baker.
Il answered back, All rlght- come On
and the next instant Balser was sitting IL '-''
cold water ,.-1-,- ,l,,-,
81, - hut q FAINT stream q hght entered
ti--,1lgh the narrow chute, and IN . h'tle "iille
~. could dI1nly see objects close 70 u
yye'U have 10 have torches TO examine
IL - nd I We can l see anything II
TINS rtr n'iI'-
tins Egyptian darkness lid
II We rjrowl about without hight .aid
p.1.e- we are apt to find our eiFcS at ne
- ri a hole and etav there. Let g OF
and get torches and return
STARTED 70 climb back over the shsE m
L ,I,re and though It was not over u 51e"
s..t frorn tb. bottom 10 the top lalieu -
-, = II made d little hcadWaF' liliile
5.-+,1sl sion. d back At first We laughed 'i4
- --l,d 10 ascend but after We h@a e"li i
80 times We began 10 gro" iT13hteileu'
IT. ~11, v.s.s much sleeper than We i4''- up
- = - fe The thought 81 dying Iilt,-t'
ff,,., f.er IRON hight and HE was Iia9
=. NJ. struggled frantIcally IN onT efforts 70 10
l;-,T ont. and soon were almost T>'l-' -, -
80 .,r..rnent tear, and eXeruon IfeIli ',ilI.
- 5renched with persplTatlonf we S'o'i -
80, f-,+ of the incline and II our he1Ils ~
- Ia. treasure that had led us INTO ~ - "u''
r. = ,ITn. w could hardly speak, nc .D
/ - 4, f,. Overcome Va 81" slAs-h -.
- Il overcoming II Wa 80 great lHat W
-. ~ despair Suddenly BaleT besaih = :
i.--of, and ! thought be Wa gong il1Gl
- .1If lac hand 10 comfort him. and ne s"ld.
Tom Andy Bill, sPose that TWO .,.,i sl,l
f.,le ~ YOU and | were never before iDii''>-
! loose on the world. =. --,,,,la l-