Gunnison news-champion., 1917-04-27
CopyriEht. 1912. by A Conan
Doyle



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Tu- au-..- he pointed 10 the -plre-
Ike rI.na.l" upon our right
our ra.r-. u- mime ~ lrH-r r"l n
we s.rvr.A II Tint It could u"
cIlur.4 vo nrl our companion, as
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twcrn It AMI ~" plateau.
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We cru At hus' al roach N" sum
NIT .nl &c. when We are up
may nc nhlr 10 show You that the re-
sour o. ~ nm incentive mind are not
yet exhausted
After breakfast We unpacked the
bundle In which our leader had brought
his climbing accessories. From It b"
took coil NJ the strongest and
ligh,cst rope which was l5n feet In
length. with climbing irons. clamps
and other devices Lord John was nu
expcricnced mouu'a lneer. and Summer
lee had done some rough climbing at
various times. so that was really the
novire nt rock work of the party But
my strength and activity may have
made mp for my want OF experience.
II was not In reality n very stiT
task though there were moments
which made my hnIr bristlr upon my
head. The first half was perfectly
easy. but from there upward it became
continually sleeper until for the last
hfty feet We were lItcrH ly ClIncing
with our fingers and toes to tiny
ledges and creyIces In the rock.
could not have accomplished It nor
could Summcrlcc II Challenger had
not gained the summit ~ WIS eNtraor-
dinary to see such activity In so un-
wteldy crcaturei and there fixed the
rope round the trunk OF the consider.
able tree which grew there. With this
as our support we were soon able to
scramble up the Jagged wall until We
found ourselves upon the small grassy
platform some twenty-five feet each
way. which formed the summit
The first impression which received
when Ind recovered my breath was
or the extraordinary view over the
country which We had trayersed. The
whole brazilian plain seemed to lie be
meath US. extending away and away
until It ended In dim blue mists upon
the farthcst sky line. In the fore.
ground was the long slope. strewn with
rocks and dotted with tree ferns. Far
ther OF In the middle distance. looking
over the saddleback hill could just
see the yellow and green mass of BAN
boos through which we had passed.
and then gradually the vegetation in.
SitiSfh hll'l II lDl uugt lot
eat which extended as far as the eyes
could reach and for a good 1000 miles
beyond.
was still drinking IN this wonderful
panorama when the heavy hand OF the
professor fell upon my shoulder.
This way. my young friend" said
he. "Vcstigia uulla rctrorsum. Never
look rcarward. but always to our glo-
rious goal"
The level Of the plateau when turn
ed was exactly that on which we stood.
and the green bank OF bushes, with oc.
casional trees, was so near that II was
difficult to realize how inaccessible II
remained. At rough guess the gulf
was forty feet across: but, so far as
could see. It might as well have been
forty miles. | placed one arm round
the trunk Of the tree and leaned over
the abyss. Far down were the small
dark figures of our servants looking up
At US. The wall was absolutely pre-
ctptOus, as was that which faced me-
This is indeed curious said the
creaking voice of Professor Summerlee
turned and found that he was ex.
amining with great interest the tree to
which clung. That smooth bark and
those small. ribbed leaves seemed IA
miliar TO my eyes. Why" I cried
ats becchr'
Exactly" said Summerlee-'a fel.
low countryman in far land
"Not only fellow countryman. my
good sir" said Challenger. but also
II may be allowed to enlarge your
dmile. an ally of the first value. This
beech tree will be our savior"
by George" cried Lord John. "a
br1dge!-
Exactly, my friends, q bridge, 1t