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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-11-27

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Our goods are right. Our prices are
rluhs and we'll treat you right.
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The PERI fectDay'.

IS the day when you work in
harmony with law. Health
comes from harmony.S Get
IN harmony with Nature 5
laws by eating Shredded
Wheat, a simple, natural,
elemental food which sup
plies the greatest nuti-iment
with the least tax upon the
digestion. Try ii for break
fast with hot milk or cream.
Delicious with sliced bana-
mas or other fruit.
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W & r Z West Side meets tomor
row At headquarters an West 80 le
Avenue, 2l5 m
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i22 e.. Oklahoma Ave. Phone ga.
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The Leading Market In the City and
Still Growing.
r. E. KNOWLES, Proprietor.

Fresh Boiled Meat at Il A. NJ. daily.
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FrsM fish on fridays.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10

/ spot indicated were above the level Of
the ground.
1t was a solemn place, for the walls
were so gigantic and the slit OF blue
sky so narrow and so obscured by a
double fringe Of verdure that only a
dim and shadowy light penetrated to
the bottom. We had had no food for
many hours and were very weary with
the stony and irregular journey, but
our nerves were too strung to allow
rs to halt. We ordered the camp to
be pitched; however, and, leaving the
Indians to arrange It, we four, with
the two half breeds, proceeded Up the
narrow gorge.
1t was not over forty feet across
at the mouth, but it rapidly closed un.
til it ended in an acute angle, too
straight and smooth for an ascent.
Certainly it was not this which our
pioneer had attempted to indicate.
| We made our way back-the whole
gorge was not more than a quarter of
a mile deep-and then suddenly the
quick eyes of Lord John fell upon
what we were seeking. High up above
our heads amid the dark shadows there
was one circle OF deeper gloom. Sure
ly it could only be the opening of a
cave.
The base Of the cliff was heaped
with loose stones at the spot, and 1t
was not difficult to Chamber up. When
we reached it all doubt was removed
Not only was it an opening into the
rock, but on the side of it there was
marked once again the sign Of the ar
row.
Here was the point and this was the
means by which Maple White and his
III fated comrade had made their as
cent.
We were too excited to return to
the camp, but must make our first ex-
| plOratiOn at once. Lord John had an
electric torch in his knapsack, and this
had to serve us as light He advanced,
throwing his little clear circlet of yel-
low radiance before him. while in sin.
gle file we followed at his heels.
The cave had evidently been wafer
worn, the sides being smooth and the
floor covered with rounded stones. 1t
was Of such n size that a single man
could just fit through by STOPPING. For
lfty yards II ran almost straight into
the rock, and then it ascended at an
angle Of forty-fve. Presently this in
cline became even sleeper, and we
found ourselves climbing upon hands
and knees among loose rubble which
slid from beneath MS. Suddenly an ex.
clamatlOn broke from Lord ROXtOn.
ITS blocked" said he.
Clustering behind him. we saw In the
yellow field Of light a wall of broken
basalt which extended to the ceiling.
"The roof has fallen I'M"
In vain we dragged out some Of the
pieces The only effect was that the
larger ones became detached and
threatened TO roll down the gradient
and crush us. II was evident that the
obstacle was far beyond any efforts
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10
CHAPTER TX.
WHO Could Have Forosesn It?"

VINO CoNid F1aNe Tofeseen itE'
"A DREADFUL thing has happen.
M cd to us. Who could have fore.
~ seen it2 | cannot foresee any
end to our troubles. 1t may
be that we are condemned to spend
our whole lives In this strange, mac
cessible place. I am still so confused
that l can hardly think clearly Of the
facts Of the present or Of the chances
Of the future. To my astounded senses
tue one seems most terrible and the
other as black as night
When ] finished my last letter stat
ej that we were within seven miles
frOm an enormous line of ruddy cliffs
which enclrcled, beyond all doubt, the
plateau Of which Professor Challenger
spoke. Their height, as we approach
ed them, seemed to me in some places
to be greater than he had stated, run
ming up in parts to at least a thousand
feet, and they were curlously strlated
ia manner which is, / believe, char
ooteristlc of basaltlc upheavals. Some
tling Of the sort Is to be seen In Sails
bury crags, at Edinburgh. The sum.
nit showed every sign of luxurlant
vegetation, with bushes near the edge
and farther back many high trees.
There was no Indication Of any life
that we could see.
That night We pitched our camp Inn
medlately under the cllff-a most wild
aod desolate spot. The crags above
1is were rot merely perpendicular but
carved outward at the top so that as.
cent was out OF the question.
In the morning, after frugal break
fast Of coffee and maniOc-we had to
be economical of our stores we held a
council OF war as to the best method
OF ascending to the plateau above us,
Challenger presided with a solemnity
~ IL he were the lord chief justice on
the bench. Picture him seated upon a
rock, his absurd boyish straw hat tilt
ed on the back OF his head, his super
ollious eyes dominating us from under
his drooring lids, his great black beard
Naggng as he slowly defined our pres
eat situation and our future move
meuts.
Il need not say" said our leader,
'that on the occasion of my last visit
) exhausted every means Of climbing
the cliff, aud where 1 failed I do not
think any one else is likely to succeed,
for I am something OF mountaineer.
had none Of the appliances of rock
climber with me, but have taken the
procaullon to bring them now With
tlieir aid l am positive ! could climb
tlat detached pinnacle TO the summit
hut so long az the main cliff overhangs
it is vain to attempt ascending that.
was hurried upon my last visit by
the approach Of the rainy season and
b9 the exhaustion OF my supplies.
These considerations limited my time,
aod can only claim that have sur
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10

case was indeed hopeless one. And
yet as we looked up at that beautiful
fringe Of verdure only few hundreds
Of feet above our heads there was not
one Of us who could conceive the idea
of returning to London until We had
explored It to its depths.
On discussing the situation we de-
termlned- that our best course was to
continue to coast round the plateau in
the hope OF finding some other means
Of reaching the top. The line of cliffs,
! which had decreased considerably in
height, had already begun to trend
from west to north and II we could
take this as representing the arc Of
circle the whole circumference could
not be very great. At the worst, then,
we should be back in a few days at
our starting point
We made a march that day which
tOtaled some two and twenty miles
without any change in our prospects.
| may mention that our anerold shows
US that in the continual incline which
we have ascended since We abandoned
our canoes we have risen to no less
than 5000 feet above sea level; hence
there is a considerable change both in
the temperature and in the vegetation.
We have shaken OFF some Of that hor-
rihle insect life which IS the bane of
tropical travel. A few palms still sur
yiye and many tree ferns, but the
Amazonian trees have been all left be-
hind. 1t was pleasant to see the con.
yOlyulus, the passion flower and the
begQnia, all reminding me of home,
here among these inhospltable rocks.
There was a red begonia just the same
color as one that is kept in q pot in
the window of a certain villa in Streat.
ham. But / am drifting into private
Ieminlscence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10

us. With one impulse we rushed back
the way that We had come. The
bridge was gone!
Far down at the base of the cliff
saw as | looked over tangled mass Of
branches and spintered trunk. 1t was
our beech tree. Had the edge of the
platform crumbled and let it through 2
For a moment this explanation was
in all our minds. The next, from the
farther side Of the rocky pinnacle be.
fore us, a swarthy face, the face Of
Gomez, the half breed was slowly
protruded. Yes, 1t was Gomez, but no
longer the Gomez of the demure smile
and the maskllke expression. Here
was face with flashing eyes and dis
tOrted features, n face convulsed with
hatred and with the mad joy of graft
fed revenge.
"Lord ROxtonr-he shouted. "Lord
John ROxtOnw
"Well," said our companion, "here 1
am"
A shrek of laughter came across the
abyss.
'Yes, there you are, you English dog,
and there you will remain! l have
waited and waited and now has come
my chance You found it hard to get
up; you will find 1t harder to get down
You cursed fools, you are trapped,
every one OF your
We were too astounded to speak. We
could only stand there staring in
amazement A great broken bough
upon the grass showed whence he had
gained his leverage to tilt over our
bridge The face had vanished, but
presently It was up again, more frantic
than before.
"We nearly killed you with a stone
at the cave! he cried. But this is
better. 1t is slower and more terri.
Bile, Your bones will whten up there.
and none will know where you lie or
come to cover them. As you lie dying
think of Lopez, whom you shot FIVE
years ago on the Putomayo river.
am his brother and come what will. |
will die happy now, for his memory
has been avenged" A furious hand
was shaken at MS, and then all was
quiet.
Had the half breed simply wrought
his vengeance and then escaped all
might have been well with him. It
was that foolish, irresistible Latin i'm
pulse TO be dramatic which brought his
own downfall. RoNton. the man who
had earned himself the name Of the
"Flall of the Lord through three coun.
tries. was not one who could be safely
t0unted. The half breed was descend
ing on the farther side OF the pinnacle
but before he could reach the ground
Lord John had run along the edge Of
the plateau and gained point from
which he could see his man. There
was a single crack Of his rife. and.
though we saw nothing. we heard the
scream and then the distant thud Of
the falling body. Roxton came back
to MS with face OF granite.
q have been a blind slmpeton," said
he bitterly. ats my folly that has
! brought you all into this trouble. l
should have remembered that these
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10

v.yed about six miles OF the cllr to
'be east Of US, finding no possible way
up What then, shall we now dow
There seems to be only Que reason
ohie course said Professor summer
lse, "lf you have explored the east
we should travel along the base OF the
ci'0f to the west aud seek for a prac.
tlcable point for our ascent
That's H." said Lord John. 'Thc
odds are that thls plateau IS OF great
sGe, and we shall travel round 1t until
we either fad an easy way up It or
come back to the point from which
Ro started"
The ground at tue foot OF the clif'
was rocky and broken, so that the 20.
Ipg was slow and difficult Suddenly
we came, however, upon something
which cheerod our hearts Il was the
slte Of an Old encampment with sey.
efal empty Chicago meat tins, bottle
Labelled Brandy" a broken tin opener
aud quantity or other travellers de.
bds. A crumpled, dlslntegrated news.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10
CHAPTER xI.
Tha Half Breeds Revenue.

no FfdlF bFeed neNe09os
~EATING himself with leg over
- hanging the abyss on each side
~ and his hatchet slung upon his
back, Challenger hoped his
way across the trunk and was soon at
the other side. He clambered up and
waved his arms in the air.
"AtlastW he cried "At lastr'
l gazed anxiously at him, with a
vague expectation that some terrible
fate would dart at him from the cur
tain Of green behind him. But all was
quiet save that Il strange. many colored
bird 1ew up from under his feet and
vanished among the trees.
Summerlee was the second. His
wiry energy is wonderful in so frail a
frame. He insisted upon having two
rifles slung upon his back, 50 that both
professors were armed when he had
made his transit. came next and
tried hard not to look down into the
horrible gulf over which / was pass
ing. Summerlee held out the butt end
OF his rifle, and an instant later was
able to grasp his hand. As to Lord
John, he walked acrOss-actu0lly walk
ell without support He must have
nerves Of iron.
And there we were, the four of us,
upon the dreamIand, the lost world Of
Maple White. To all Of us it seemed
the moment of our supreme triumph.
Who could have guessed that it was
the prelude to our supreme disaster?
Let me say In a few words how the
crushing blow fell upon us.
We had turned away from the edge
and had penetrated about fifty yards
Of close brushwood when there came
frightful, rending crash from behind
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10

which we could make to remove It,
The road by which Maple White had
ascended was no longer available,
Too much cast down to speak, we
stumbled down the dark tunnel and
made our way back TO the camp.
One incident occurred, however be.
fore we left the gorge, which is OF i'm
portance in view OF what came after.
ward.
We had gathered In a little group
at the bottom Of the chasm, some for,
ty feet beneath the mouth OF the cave,
when huge rock rolled suddenly
downward aud shot past us with tire
mendous force. IL was the narrowesl
escape for one or all Of us We could
not ourselves see whence the rock had
come but our half breed servants, who
We're stil at the opening OF the cave
said that It had flown past them and
must therefore have fallen from the
summit Looking upward we could
see no sign Of movement above us
amid the green jungle which topped
the clf There could be little doubt
however, that the stone was aimed at
us, so the incident surely pointed TO
humanity and maleyolent humanity
upon the plateau.
We withdrew hurrledly from the
chasm, our minds full OF this new de-
velopmcnt ana It's bearing upon our
plans. The situation was difficult
enough before; but it the distractions
ot nature We're increased by the de
liberate opposition Of man, then our
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10

undd the rope from the tree stump and
threw one end Of it across to us. 1t
was not thicker than a clothesline. but
it was Of great strength. and. though
we could not make bridge OF it, We
might well find it invaluable if we had
any climbing TO do. He then fastened
his end OF the rope to the package OF
supplies which had been carried up,
and we We're able to drag it across.
This gave us the means Of life for at
least a week, even il we found nothing
else
Finally he descended and carried
up two other packets Of mixed goods
box Of ammunition and number OF
other things, all Of which we got across
by throwing our rope to him and haul
ing It back. 1t was evening when no
at last climbed down, with final as
surance that he would keep the Indians
till next morning,
Continued next Saturday,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10

people have long memories for blood
feuds and have been more upon my
guard"
"What about the other one? 1t took
two Of them to lever that tree over the
edge"
II could have shot him, but I let him
go. He may have had no part in it.
Perhaps it would have been better il
had killed him, for he must, as you
say, have lent a hand"
Now that we had the clew to his
action each of us could cast back and
remember some sinister act upon the
part of the half breed-his constant
desire to know our plans, his arrest
outside our tent when he was over
hearing them, the furtive looks Of ha-
tired which from time to time one or
other Of US had surprised We were
still discussing it, endeavoring to adj
just our minds to these new cOndi-
tions, when a singular scene in the
plain below arrested our attention.
A man in white clothes, who could
only be the surviving half breed, was
running as one does run when death
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10

the first to cross to the unknown land,
fitting subject no doubt for some fu-
ture historical painting"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-10
.BtMe

.j the
..u.,c ,J0ny figure ". --.---.-.. our de-
voted negro. Even as we looked he
sprang upon the back Of the fugitive
and flung his arms round his neck.
They rolled on the ground together.
An instant afterward ZambO rose,
looked at the PROSTATE man and then,
waving his hand joyOusly to us, came
running in our direction. The white
figure lay motionless In the middle of
the great plain.
Our two traitors had been destroyed,
but the mischief that they had done
lived after them. BY no possible.
means could we get back to the pin
nacle We had been natives of the
world; now we were natives Of the
plateau. The two things were sepa-
rate and apart. There was the plain
which led to the canoes. YOnder, be-
yond the violet, hazy horizon, was the
stream which led back to civilization.
But the link between was missing.
No human ingenuity could suggest a
means Of bridging the chasm which
yawned between ourselves and our
past lives One instant had altered
all the conditions Of our existence.
1t was at such a moment that
learned the stuff Of which my three
comrades were composed. They we're
grave it is true, and thoughtful, but
of an invincible serenity. For the mo
ment we could only sit among the
bushes in patience and wait the COM
ing of ZambO. Presently his honest
black face topped the rocks and his
herculean figure emerged upon the
top of the pinnacle
what l do now?" he cried "YOu
tell me and do itr'
1t was a question which it was cas-
ier to ask than to answer. One thing
only was clear. He was our one trusty
link with the outside world, On no ac-
count must he leave us.
mo, nor he cried. "I not leave
you. Whatever come, you always find
me here. But no able to keep Indians.
Already they say too much Curupuri
live on this place and they go home.
Now you leave them me no able to
keep them"
1t was fact that our Indians had
shown in many ways of late that they
were weary Of their journey and anx-
ious to return. We realized that Fam
bo spoke the truth and that it would
be impossible for him to keep them
with u.s.
make them wait till tomorrow, Fam
bO," shouted; "then | can send letter
back by them
Every good, sNrr! I promise they
wait till tomorrow" said the negro.
"But what do for you nOw?"
There was plenty for him to Go, and
admirably the faithful fellow did it.
First Of all, under our directions, he
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-08-11

An incident at Roanoke juno.
ton on last Sunday morning, ex.
asperating as it was to all who
witnessed it, nevertheless had
Ito humorous side, bringing forci-
bly, to mind the joke about the
Irishman who boosted that he
had stung the Railroad Company
by buying q round ticket, and
using it only one way.
The incident itself was the re-
fusal of the Gar at the ticket
window to sell three ladies' round
trip tickets to Norfolk, because
they had stated that they did not
intend to use the return trip por-
ton Of the tickets. It required
the assistance of practically all
the men at the Junction to show
the Seaboard's brilliant repre-
sentative the error Of his ways
md induce him to devote his
lime and energy to his own af-
airs and refrain from worrying
,yer where his passengers werel
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-08-11

going and the dates on which
they intended to return.
In fairness to Agent Crews
and his regular force, we will
state that the ticket seller ap-
peared to be a new mex
tremely new, green and tender,
and it is up to the Seaboard to
either educate him in the per-
Torrance of his duties or remove
him quickly, if they have any re-
gard whatever for the good will
of the general public of this COM
munity.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-08-11

"Bowser" Daughtry has pre-
ferred charges against the base
ball park officials alleging that
the ambitious enthusiasm of the
said officials to prevent the in
gress of the complainant except
through the painful process of
buying a ticket, has caused con-
tinuously the overlooking of the
free entrance of many of the
complainant's friends and asso-
ciates. All Of which he greatly
deplores.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-08-11

interest to our readers, and al
though we believe a newspaper
controversy harmful for those
who indulge in same, we must
nevertheless allow space to all
participants who observe the or
binary properties of debate.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-08-11

Two thousand life insurance
agents are on strike in New
York City and the New York
World is wondering whether the
book agents cannot be induced
to act on their manifold griev-
ances.