Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-12
CHAPTER xviI.
In Which We Win Light, Life, Liberty
 and Love.

In Which We Win Light, Life, Liberty
 and Love.
 rkTE went down the cave. To MAI fad the water was easy
 w Sure enough. it led away
 through a narrow rift in what direction we could not tell. all though its tendency was downward, and knew it would come out upon the beach somewhere. It had not seemed to me as examined it before the earthquake that the rift was more than enough to carry tEe water, but it had probably opened wider now by the shock. and so we followed it. Al though, sometimes the walls closed over the water course, making tunnels. we managed to force our way through them. 1 went in the advance. for knew that what my bulk could pass would present little dif5culty for her. We wandered in and out among the coral until it seemed to me that we had gone miles. although in reality it could have been but a few hundred yards.
 At last we came to a place too low aud too narrow for me to pass. al though might. perchance. have thrust her through.
 You sec" she said. this is the end"
 No" said I.
 still had the ax with me and the sword which. ], had thrust into py belt The rock seemed soft Lying down upou uy. back and covering my eyes with. one hand. struck at it wifh the, ax. thus enlarging tbe pas sage. The water beneath nie was deathly cold. the candle in the lantern wRs buffiing lower and lower. but l hung on. Never did l work so in all my life as then. At last l loosened a huge rock. which fell suddenly upon me. Had not seen it coming and dropped the at and stayed its progress with both upraised hands 1t might la ve crushed me. As it was, it fell fairly upon my breast. l could not throw il aside: the way was too narrow. held 1t up in my hands and forced my way through. although what I should meet or where l should bring up on the other side l knew not I thrust hard and harder with my feet and presently my way was clear. and I showed my self through the openlDg. With one great final effort rolled the rock aside and then lsy on my back ou the sand. breathless, exhausted.
 She dragged herself over my body and through the passage I had thus made and then knelt by my side. kissed me. murmuring words did not dare to listen to lest should go mad with joy. And. indeed. l WAS SO exhausted that I could scarcely credit that had heard anything real. Presently, how ever, staggered to my feet again. She had forgotten the lantern. but went back after it.
 We were in q more spacious cave The stream. fed by other brooks. had become larger. The descent was much more rapid The cliff wall was. l be Iieve. narrower at the treasure cave than anywhere else in the island. 1t was. perhaps. not more than half a ! mile wide. We stumbled rapidly down ! the long vsuIted passage to the other  , wall. AS we approached 1t ! half fear ed that the rock might he solid. and ! that the brook might plunge beneath 1 it. but fortune did not do It's worst for us. There was rift in the wall, around which the brook ran. long , disthnce away appeared to me a spot ! of dimness. Recklessly we claspe5 hands and ran to the opening Alas. when we reached the light we ! found thar the entrance was closed by a huge stone. It did not exactly it the opening. and the light filtered around 1t. l stood painting. staring at 1t. Are we to be ended now" l cried after having come thus far? Stand clear" l shouted. not giving her time to answer.
 Then with all my strength swung the ax and struck the rock fair and square and by good fortune upon sons dssUre. for 1t s@.--S-ed and . cra-f