Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-28

On Us AXIS lueye uAkuc0 tucIE IN
terms fun on Il and. as q meye1 they
could see disclosed huge pies ok gold
and silver coins and bars 6nd orna-
ments. . chest literally nlltt With
briIliants, set and unset. Rh1n1. en-,
eralds, precious stones ckgvei5 con-
ceiyable variety. cave that would
have staggered even Ale,iin.
For . moment they could ~ erelyl
stand In avaricious enltaticn. =
Painfully and slowly We managed 70
trail Long Sims footprints. until Ne,
came to road where theyiwers lost
In the hard macadam-
Kennedy chose the most lneIy dIrec-
ton. for the trail had been q IN angle
to the road and Long Sin wss not like
" to double back. We had not gone
many rods before Kennedy paused !
minute and looked about a the noon
light.
Its right, Walter" he cried. do
you recognize it?s
Hooked about. Then Il flashed over
me. This was the back road that led
past the entrance 70 the treasure vault
at Aunt Tahby's. -
We went on now more quickly. rs
tening carefully to catch any sounds.
but heard nothing. At last Kennedy
stopped. then plunged among the
rocks and bushes beside the road.
We were ct the cave.
you 50 this way. Waltens he d;
rected. aTI 50 around and down
where It caved In
had gone only . yard oritwo when
Il seemed as though something had
grasped my foot.
With q great wrench managed to
pull It loose. But the weight on my
other foot had imbedded II deeper In
something. struggled to free this
foot and got the other caught Ny re-
volver which I had drawn. was Jared
from my hand. and in the effort to re-
cover II, I lost my balancej Unable
to move q foot IN time to catch myself
fell forward. Ny hands were now
covered by the Shiny, sticky stun. and
the more I struggled. the worse
seemed to get entangled. s.s.s.
WI and Lcng Sin paused only
minute in establishment Then they
literally fell upon the wealth that lay
before them. = vi.
Suddenly they paused. There was
the slight tinkle Of Chinese bell
Kennedy had reached Aunt Tabby'e
garden. outside the roof Of the subter-
ranean chamber where II had given
way. had gone down carefully .osersthe-
earth and rock. and IN doing 50 had
broken string stretched across the
passageway. The tinkle Of bell at
tached to It aroused his attention and
he stopped short. q second. to lock
about. WI Fang had arranged
primitive alarm. .'els. sa
Quickly, WI and Long Sin blew OF
their lanterns while WI gave the rock
4 push. Slowly. as Il had openea, z
now closed and they stood there ussen.
ing. 3 =
was still struggling ii tie hird
lime. getting myself more and more
covered with IT., when the reyerberh.
tion Of revolver shots reached ne.
Wa and Long Sin had opened sfs on
Kennedy, and Kennedy wac Ssp.7in5
IN kind. IN the cnvern It sounded TIE
Z verftable bombaniment, AZ ttey re-
treated, they came nearer and nearer
to me and I could see the TeYslsers
splitting IRE In the darkness.
watched them fearfully ss tnsy
hoped deity from one Etsre 70 a.
other to avoid the iir1c-and we're
gone.
Craig! Craig!" maDasei 10 cry
feebly. BE careful. : keep to the
stones"
Stepping from stone 20 stsne. he :ri
lowed the retreating Chinsy,en At
they had already reachs6 he m0i-tn
of the cave and were eating their
way rapidly down the :Sad 20
bend, in the opposite s.fcct.rs rro,.
which we had come. Tbt.e Wu's sut5-
mobile was waiting.
A moment later KENNEDY sIrears6.
but they had made thelr 7staway-
Bafied, he turned and rctTaee. hIs
steps to the cave.
They got away, Waltees be said.
lighting lantern they lad nropDet.
4By George" he added, l.iEG r.
tie vexed that had not tcek eMe -
intercept them, you sss 6 sighti"
He was about to laugh Wien sEsns-
ed. can remember nc5libT am
woke up over by the val o. tf-s chain
Der where he dragged me. =
Kennedy had been woFinhe bArd to
revive me, and. as ! opened my syss,
he Strengthened up. HIS eys ssi6sAly
caught something on the Tocf teksse
him. There was q little aiot CARED
in It, and above the slot was psx,lisr
Inscription.
For several minutes Kennedy css.
zled over It, as WI had done. shea
he discovered the little cup seAc The
ground.
THE ring!" he suddenly cried cak.