The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-10

dictated his desire for assistance in
getting her up the path which leads
to the main opening in the cliff.
In accordance with his request, one
of the men walked behind her and
supported her along the narrow pas
sage. Before going very far, however,
she became entangled in long
string of decorations which was sus-
pended from her neck, and in obviat-
ing the difficulty, the assistant re-
moved the ornament and placed it
in his pocket. After tedious and try
ing effort the mouth of the cavern
was reached, when with unexpected
agility the woman darted into the
entrance and was quickly followed
by her mate who was close behind
and seemed appraised of her inten-
tions.
After celebrating few moments
that the two nimrods concluded to
follow them. They secured some dry
splinters with which they provided
torches. They cautiously entered
the dark cavern and for a few yards
were compelled to drag their bodies
through intricate turns and angles.
Before going any great distance,
however, roomy passage walled
and plastered in primitive fashion,
opened up. Their torches were
found to be superAuous for the reason
that the whole subterenean rendezvous
was illuminated brilliantly by means
of q glowing substance contained in
transparent receptacles resembling fish
bladders and hung in chandelier
fashion from the ceiling. In con-
tinuing their investigations a bed
chamber was discovered, and two
beds composed of rose leaves and
corn silks indicated that the premises
were occupied by no more than the
queer little couple who had just
escaped them. In a room adjoining
the bed chamber was found earthen
vessels filed with dried berries
dried grapes, corn and dried fish
and no evidence of fire was found in
any of the various compartments
The two adventures intent or
finding the hiding place of theil
new formed acquaintance, concluded
to push their Investigations further
and just as they were preparing tC
enter another room through an aper
ture leading thereto, they detected
a faint rumbling which grew louder
and louder, the walls began to trem
BILE and totter, and in looking bacl
while making their exit, they saw
the cavernous home give way, col
lapse and crumble just us the,
threw themselves into the narrow anC
winding tunnel through which they
wormed their way to the safety o
the outside world.
Thus, perhaps, ended the existence
of the last survivors of a race o
people whose history is sealed il
mystery. The gentleman from st
| LOUIS VINO CidluS W ne ReOlORlSt
expresses his belief that the substance
producing the light was nothing
more or less than pure radium.
The necklace which he put in hi
pocket was composed of ancien
Spanish and French coins, and would
indicate that at some time in tn
distant past, these little people ha,
either met with early explorers o
had discovered a cache in which tn
money had been hidden.
The coins which are strung b.
means of some sort of raw hide
are now in this city, and the owne
has reluctantly consented to ALLOW
them to be placed on exhibition il
the Tribune window sometime dur
ing the ensuing week.
Editors Note
The foregoing is founded on scene
familiar to most of our redaers
and arrangements have been made 70
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