The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-04

taehed Major Dangerfield. and kept
him beside her-to the exclusion OF
vendome; who. however. did not
seem 20 notice II. and rode ahead
with hia hostess without the sus.
plcion OF a glance back. or a hear
ken either.
At apringberry Farm they halted
a moment for Williams. then pro
ceeded--slowly--thru tho forest.
until tho stone house camo into
view.
There r. Lands End" said
Natalie. THE cave In Just back Of
a."
what Ails tho negroesf" Single
ton remarked 10 Williams. who Wa
riding at bis bride. They must
be having n camp meeting. Did YOU
ever see such gcaticulatingf
They came out into tho open.
and tho negroes saw them. In
stantly one. whom they recognized
an Ben. ran toward them. followed
by all the rest
"Marster Wiiliams'" he cried.
"Marster Williams DE good fawd
be praised you's heah. Some'n
turable has happened to i'm. lie
wen In de cayc an haan' cum out
An dcah wux n tremsnius
'spioshion. an no mus be kilt
dead"
what are you talking aboutf"
said Williams sharply. who's in
the cave. and who's killed."
'Mnrster Blake. sch. he cum
Yesterday an wen down In de
hole I'M he Amt never cum OUT"
You speak OF noine. Ben said
Singleton: what sort OF nolaeH"
"Monn'us big noise. seh-some'n
like a cannon"
"Th. fool certainly wouldn't be
blasting I'd cave" vendoms er-
claimed.
I'm not sure OF Biaksi" Single
ton answered. Ho turned 10 the
black. did you SEQ him 70 into
the caveT~
"ysas. son; ] heip't him TO move
De stone off"
lie wasn't carrying a cannon.
was heF"
"So. sch. he warn; but he had a
revolver
Theytwent over 20 tho entrance
followed by Ben and all the other
negroes. nj distances proportiona,s
to the individual fear. In tho cave
was darkness and absolute quiet
Williams bent over and put his
head In the hole.
Nothing" said he. and swung
himself down.
venfomc instantly nunw him an
electric ,orch--,his time they had
brough, a plentiful Eupply-ana fol.
lowed panKcr;ield came next
'Biake'" Nendome called. shoot
ms the iigh, around "Blake'--Hr
isn't here-bu, don't LET the women
enter. singleton. a big section Of
tho roof has fallen IN. It's danger.
ous--bctter not coma"
"posh'- said Straightforward came.
The four torches made the care
ss light as day. Tho fallen rock
and debris Uttered the floor beside
the strcam-bu, never . trace OF
Blake was visible.
lions o. ~" aid Dangerreld. IN
6icasirg tho stone.
Gould tina, have been thu ex-
plo~ionsr- Williams asked
More than likely the fall ~ the
roof was duo 10 tho explosions. =
DarEerfield answered. Here's
something that may help u.s." he
said. RS tho light gllntcd on an OBJ
iect lying partially free from the
fallen rock. He A,ooped and pulled
II loose.
"A military revolver. hnf"-break.
Ing it-"with every chamber sreahiY
sniuttei. There are your CT.
rloxionsl The fall OF the roof was
due 10 the conclusion: which would
be very considerable IN such a con.
fined spacc-cspcciR1iy n the shots
were fired rapidly. as the negro
says"
Aren't you men going 20 help us
down." came Betty's voice.
Lord. no. exclaimed Singleton.
You mustn't venture In: tho roo.
may fail any minute
You're In. aren't your" said
Betty.
And we're coming IN" said Nat.
allie. Look the other way. please. -
And she came-and Betty after
her.
Now. my dearr. you 10 right NJ
again" nid Singleton. starting to
ward them. Come on. vendome-
nm thnv ro