Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30


heard voice, and raising my hand
we both halted suddenly.
Someone is there" I whispered
quickly. Behind that rock" She
nodded in the affirmative, for she, too,
had heard the voice.
We listened, but the sound was not
repeated. That someone was on the
other side of the rock knew, for in
tree In the vicinity thrush was hop
ping from twig to twig. sounding its
alarm-cry and Directing to being dis.
turbed.
Therefore we crept silently forward
together to ascertain who we're the In
| truders. The only manner. however,
In which to get view beyond the
huge rock that having fallen across the
stream centuries ago, had diverted its
channel. was to Chamber up its messy
sides to the summit. This we did ca
gerly and breathlessly, without betray.
ing our presence by the utterance of
a single word and laying ourselves fiat
as we came to its summit.
Then together we peered over, just.
| =
ures of men disappearing into the
thicket on the opposite side of the
glen.
who are they, wonder?" | asked.
DO you recognize them?"
mo. They are entire strangers TO
me" was her answer. But they seem
fairly we'll dressed. Perhaps two
sportsmen from some shooting party
in the neighborhood. They've lost
their way most probably"
But don't think they carried guns.
said. "One OF them had something
over his shoulder"
Wasn't 1t a gun? thought II
was"
mo, he wasn't carrying II like he'd
carry a gun. 1t was short-and
seemed more like a spade"
"A spade!" she gasped quickly in
low voice.
At the moment my eye caught sight
of a portion Of the ground below US
at the base of the rock which had evi
IDENTIFY been recently disturbed.
1T is a spade the man is carrying!'
cried excitedly. Look down there
They've just been burying something!'
Her quick eyes followed the direc
ton l indicated. and she answered
Il really believe they have concealed
something!"
Then when we had allowed the mer
to get beyond hearing, we both slipped
down to the other side of the bowldel
and there discovered many signs tina
the earth had been hurriedly exca
waited and only just replaced.
Quicker than II takes to describe tn,
exciting incident which followed. W,
broke down the branch of a tree anC
with II commenced moving the freshl.
disturbed earth, which was still sof
and easily removed.
Muriel found dead branch In tn,
vicinity, and both of us set to worl
with will, eager to ascertain wha
was hidden there. That something
had certainly been concealed was, I,
US, quite evident, but what it reall!
was we could not surmise.
Digging with piece OF wood wa
hard and laborious work and II wa
long time before we removed suffi
cient earth to make hole of any size
But Muriel exerted all her energy, an,
both of us worked on in logged silenc
full Of wonder and anticipation. witt
a spade we should have soon been abb
to investigate, but the earth havinl
apparently been stamped down har,
! prior to the last covering being pu
, upon 1t. our progress was very sloy
and difficult
AT last, quarter of an hour or s.
after we had commenced, MurieI
standing in the hole and having du
. her stake deeply into the ground, SUD
! denly cried:
Look! Look, Mr.. Gregg! Why
whatever is that?"
| bent forward as she indicated, an
) my eyes met an object SO unexpecte
that was held dumb and motionless
The amazing enigma was surel
completeb