Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-06

"The idol isn't there any longer" Drake
 continued.
 but a white man who lives with the natives hinted that they had taken it up the river into the hills"
 With this slight clew both Drake and Wilkerson toiled unweariedly uu- til they had established the fact that tue idol had indeed been sent into an. other part of the country for safe keep ing.
 Then they prepared to follow, hay ing found out that Dorr and Faver- sham had vanished and were suppos. ed also to have gone hillward
 Mrs. Daneu most unwillingly con seuted to stay behind, but yielded when Drake set before her the diff culties and perils of the road they must take.
 Both men promised to be gone only so long as would be needful to recover the idol and to both separately she made it plain that she had gone as far as she would in helping them.
 The two men found a couple of half bloods to their liking and by judicious expenditure of money managed to get 1 together a small band to accompany them into the hills.
 1 It was impressed upon them that the trip was dangerous and that the hill men frequently dropped what small ! pretense they offered of peaceableness and warred on friend and foe alike. It was through these also that they ! learned more specifically the route taken by the priests in charge of the idol
 Equipped at last, they started forth and for two days kept pretty closely to the river, which wound about through the hills, mounting slowly to l its source in the mountains.
 Several times they heard of Faver- sham and Dorr, but Wilkerson refus- ed to turn aside or delay once on the trail of the idol And at last they came within view of the little caval- cade which was escorting the god to place of safety.
 Vile as were the men he had hired Wilkerson dared not trust them too far He knew that they were super. sudous, and he feared that when ii came to a battle between avarice and inbou terror of the supernatural he would be left in che urch.
 So he warned Drake not to appear too anxious and by no means to lel their followers know that they intend ed to seize the image and take it away with them.
 But if the papers are in that idol, Drake protested. we ought to be able to get them and replace the old image with nobody a jot the worse"
 "Thut may be pOssible,' was the re sponse. "On the other hand, the plan, may be concealed so that it will tak' time Go dnd them"
 They discussed a dozen plans anC finally decided that the next night thr two of them. accompanied only b, their guide, should make the trial
 But supposing they have the image where shall we find it?' questioned Drake They have n lot of stuff fl their packs and you may be sure the. have concealed the idol well. Unles they feared its being stolen again the! wouldn't be going to an this pains"
 wen find it an right" was Wilker sons sole response.
 The evening came when they wer to put their scheme to the test Thei own little company made camp anl after supper gradually went to sleep.
 It was 10 o'clock when Wilkersoi nodded to Drake. and they quit thei places by the dying Gre.
 Outside of the circle they met th man who was to guide them and on glance at his brutal face showed Wi kerson that he was once more cor fronted with problem.
 The man made no bones of demand