The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-24
Continued from sa,urday. )

Cayley started. "A cave he ex-
claimed "A cave here. oh ] see.
ne cold cellar they made by cutting
! hole in the Ice that filled the assure.
4 And who do you suppose they boarded
Il mp
The girl laughed delsghtedIy Evil
saNntiy she had not, as Vet. developed
me whole OF her discovery. She flashed
On the light again.
d ssl.oek,'' she commanded.
~>7ia the center Of Il little eirsle 81 wall
which the bulis-eye now illuminated
Eayiey saw the barrel of a. rusty
hinge.
You see" she went on its door, T
4 and they only nailed It up the other
4 1Ay. There's nail head somewhere
here that's quite bright. | caught the
1 eftnt OF II while was rummaa lne De
4 I1re breakfast and that Was what
Il made me look.
81 IAsley darted back into the living
8xooua. returning almost instantly with
a nm broken handled PICK
a@S IN less than a minute. with pre-
s&e0ting squeak, the rude door swung
IzSuen, and they saw before them just
What Eayiey had predicted. \ rather
8 t9h but narrow cavity, the sides Of
Il A4l3fch were the naked rock ST tire Gilt
n 44If the hoor ard ceiling solid ice.
SSN 0empfte the fact that the girls eN-
%x1f~4ne41f over the discovers Of the
Ks6ve had. for moment, carried Cay
81 M along with II. he was net greatly
IA M3Hf1sed. and not AT all cas-; down
VA 61xezL ~ the end cf FIVE inmates Of
III E1kz exploration. Ii Was made e4i%
VI eMA 40 them that the ample supply OF
which they sousii; NOS "a
xound here
Anne hefself would not, perhaps
~ 1af1 entertained 50 high Il hope had
81 1e4rSfed III the reference 10 the
6l SxlNe which EAyley found ia the
I'll befOre she herself had CHANGED
q m mouth of this one. As 1t was
III 4heofy that the stores We're to ht
NJ xl1 IN cave vaguely situated atoms
Y 1Ilacler, made little impression
Mr.. she WAS 20 sure that fhes
khem, right here, under ti1ei'
HID H4l4 their investigation made /
t that whether he WAS right or net
&1nly alse was wrong, size Was bit
x5tMnDpointet. Cayies~was awari
sven ~ they stood here. sid
19 with no light to zee her fac
4he said nothing. Or *ery little
Sas& knew, nevertheless. that 10
4&18 moment all the life and eoiif
4aA@M zone out OF her. knew tha
NrtGht figure there. close besid
eMs dropping, trembling "a lit
lid steady hand upon he
1e6s Almost instantly. under hi
ne turned to him. caught viii
III &&t4ds Al the uisbuttoned edges %
lp31xh wooler jacket he wore and
151aE little now and then. bu
tae IN silence. simply chung +
~ ~
III her any closer to turn what wa
1870 Instructive appeal to the pro
&<t6u 0f his strength and courage. int
s&tnbrace. He kept hand on eacl
- 1fef shoulders, more by way of sup
~ than anything else, and waited
pusesnt before he spoke
lAfter all" he said at last. "wha
"a Ssye rot here Ia Just so much ciea
fsa ri and II Will be immensely yaluabi
HIS 4S# u. though ii isn't what We eA
SkS eAHd The fact thai IL is their su
orlluity, the things they hadn't an
sSa fftcaIlar or Immediate use fol
peassf make what we've found her
SN NY the less valuable to us. That pill
I'M n bear skins there will supply wha
ssSss ~ 1T this moment. the most vital {
4 S Il gSllf wants That big sack appears I
ss eontatn feathers. and those walrn
y &nnIks will serve any number of pur
GIG es--forks and spoons for one thin;
MR. A 10 that great lump Of sperfnacet
NJ viii keep ns supplied with candle
M III through the winter. | can't I'M
$s a34ne why they didn't use II them
sSS ne1Fea. except on the theory that III
|s 1unkef they lived here, the more the
VI rev like beasts. the more confer
M With the beasts habit of life. and tn
n NJ NJ more inert about taking the trouble I
S8 1fovide themselves with such of III
Ssz H0mfor4s and decencies of life as the
81 isikht have had. So you see. we ma
III And among the things they had no us
6Or. the very ones that Will help u
nsont !"
.s# HI was talking more to avoid til
sss@ e,ssaottonal tension OF silence than any
ming elae The thing which was re
ntortnG the girl her courage and self
eosun1and was the grip Of his Arm. Iiy
h6nds, the mere physical feel of tina
r1asnifcent. magnetic, perfectly tune
5xsa hcdy OF his.
Presently she straightaede mp an
WI Nrew away from him. you're yer
ennd TO me" she said. .I9l-l'il II
NR not To do things like that very often
His only comment upon her apoloe
Eas to keep one hand for q momei
19ueer resting on her shoulder Thel
Ii 3 sun1ciently matter -of-fact fash
#Agss ron. he spoke I'VE haven't txhauste
the eAcret Of this treasure house we
NJ shall We go a little further
NJ The cutting In the ice did rot &
q very Tar back In the assure. and the
u were soon al the end Of IT, and with
cut having made any new discovery {
A Importance. either There Was iittl
Nh