The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23

she gripped my arm and pull. mo
with a strength that |surpr.s.J u,
and as. she pulled she chant,u .h,
n 60 !. gathered myself togcth,r ard
followed her. trying vainly to shut nv
eyes to the quivering heat wav,
filed the chasm.
Keep moving." she cried. ,
are nearly over. Now you ar, r..H."
She gave me a final pull as | r,....l
the other end Of the bridge. at I
staggered to a safe spot and cola ..l
Now we are right said '.a
q. woman Come along, we W. 10
there in no time"
We followed the edge Of tina,
rife cash for about a mile, cru. .,
our way through the clumps Of ,a Us
and stunted ~brushwood.' Tho v... r
was in the lead. She walked ..,.
~tireless feet, and | followed clu.. ,.
hind her, leaving bits of my 81,
on every thorn bush that reach,l .f
to block the way.
1t was a devil of a track. TN..y
bush seemed To be all spincs
hooks. and | was just wondcrinu
would be hayed alive when | r,ut
the place, when We turned am VS.
of the canyon. and the s,ur.. ..
This is the Rocking stone.
said quietly, and I wiped the i...I
and perspiration out of my eyes ..l
looked at the pillar Of basalt that Wis
Immediately in front of me.
The pillar was fully fifteen f.,
high and over ten feet in cirrumt.r-
ence, and il stood upright in a l..s' 2
rock. 1t reminded me of a stunt ar
tree in a shallow pot.
1T rocks backward and furVI,.
said the woman. Put your shoulder
to it and push"
/ put my shoulder to It and pushed
gently and the pillar started tu roc. 20
its socket OF stone in a way that uI.,
me jump back from 1t.
1T won't fall" said the woman.
laughing softly at my fear. "Sc,. t.i
must keep on pushing it till 1t ~ r..
as far as the socket will allow. DO
you understand? Behind this p....r IS
the opening hat leads To the pa, go.
where the Red Face lies hidden. and
n can only get into that up,L.rs
when the piller swings to the fur'h,-t
point that the bowl of rock Will an 50
I understood then. I put my
der against the big basalt column ,sl
set 1t rocking violently, and as %
swerved out of its upright pos %
1t disclosed a round opening in '.p
rocky wall Immediately behind. e
seconds nc m. h,,.a niuar sn,,,
from - 10 ai,hor go IA 49, .",.!.
III. ,bir, ,oru,ara v,han 4, cum o.,
20 mo 7 ha,. ~,
would oy.r roro,i.,a ,ha an,r,
70 che spraps ana m,sso1 -,
II ,ha u,an ~ unU,, - o
m. storo ro,,od hact
.Eeon :, a~oinc," sho oria, .r..
b,raar Uordar,,
GU ur,nnaa ~ ain.
,romna hor ,oas ava 7 ,oara1 ~.
VIII a o,a,,;nn IN 49, a,os -, .
,ha nil,ar no,,irr
ar am aoira 20 t,un. . q
ou;o,Iv ~
..you u,,, n. L,,,od," 7 cr;ad ., ,
uil, h. orrs, Cd ha,u,aor ,ba iii. u
the WALL" Tho nersniratior s,r.
dou,n NV f,oa .sI ,ooLoa -, ~
No no" sha cr;ad ..Eaan
II 7 ga, ,ns;da 7 viii s,anoI 80. .
7 am ready to com. ou,"
uonla ho,o annaa ~, ~ .
was ,Traid ,ha, ,ho u.n,,an
lean 70 sbe s,w tho, uas sI,,l. .
rho sneed ~ Tho ,orrvh,a ~nardr,..,.
7 nut oil M, s,ranr,h in," ~.
ana suuno !, haoL,ora o,1
tiu ,bougbt tho, 1, would Loo, q
i,s socEa, ara ,hurd,r in,n ~,
The whole Width ~ ,ha n,,r ..
tho vail uas diso,osod NON ,.
woman gathered h.rsslf ,oc.,,.r
keen n ~gnin,," sba orioa Of. .,
Easter' Eastor,,
aupy NV loo, mao Co.,.
into tho TASK and ot ,bo, m,r.,. ..
uonan snrann ~
7, vas , ur,a,rf,, ,oo, VI,
saw opIv n All ~, hIr. 49," .
tho stone rou.a h,oL ayar 81.
ing and 7 knew tia, s,. w,s 49,.
She had measured mo d,.t,r,, ...s
the movement of tho rnrd.,
dulum and tben hurled b.rs.,s
openinp with wondorfr, s~uff,,. ..
she had miss.d Tho bnIa u.n,,
been nowerIess ,o SOW, Nov
dunp myseIf doun on ,bo ~ q
watched tbs niIIar as T., sr.u.1
figured hat, sha u,n,,,1 ~,
nlace for a fou, r,,r,,,as r
deavored n rest mys.lf 7
would no ab,e r. sn, N. ,.. .
swinpipp IN its fru ox,.r,
was ready ~ maxi no ro,rrr
Ten minutos nass.d ,u.r,. %.