Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-24
THE GUDED MAN
By CLIFFORD SNyTH

indeed, that Sajipona could discover what
ever was taking place in the reIuotest regions
"I her domain. This information did not
surprise Leighton in the least. On the CON
barN. he appeared to take IL as a matter o,
course. on" Of many marNels tlEat might be
expected in long run, 10 speak. by
radium
Absorbed in the discussion of these uat-
ters, no one noticed The entrance OF Sajipona.
The queen. coming from the apartment wnel"
she had left David and Raoul, was not IN a
hurry TO make her presence known, ard
fingered long enough behind the Others TO
enjoy the curiosity and wonder with Nn!ch
they were regarding the globe OF light ABOVE
hem. She now advanced smiliugly, addr, s.
ing herself particularly TO Leighton, whom
she complimented for his Shrewd guess as TO
The nature OF the force peryading and gov
trning the cave, Indian though she was
inheritor Of a realm that. in all its customs
and beliefs, was primitive. distant from the
civilizations found ELSEWHERE in the world
today, she had heard and studied enough of
Europe and America 10 be familiar with
some Of the momentous discoveries of modern
science. Hence. She had been quick TO grasp
the fact that this slIhterranean sun. wor-
Shlped by her ancestors ages ago as the
Life Glrer the god that. according 10 In
dian legend. resided under Lake Guataytta
was nothing more or less than an immense
BODY or radium, the most precious substance
known to laan, the scarcity Of which had
led Sciet>i!sts To ransacE the uttermoSt parts
Of the earth in the hope of adding to their
store OF it, Here it had always been, the
one priceless possession Of her p"ople en-
ablne them to live apart, independent OF the
world that threatened at one time 10 ey-
terminate them. How his,radiur had come
there originally SHE cord not tel. 1t was
The result, doubtless, of hidden forces about
which philosopher and Scientls; are as Vet
lguorant. or, il might itself be the arch-
t"ct Of the subterrauean world whose extent
ana manifold marvels had amazed the eX-
p!orers. BY means of this radum force as
l na had told them. she was able to see
what was happening in any part Of the
cave, even throughout that dark region w.
'nE beyond the Condor Gste--;ta incredible
statement as It appeared TO Leighton For
they had been in this outer cave and dis
covered in 1t neither the Light nor The
warmth they had enjoyed on this side IN.
condor Gate Hence. argued the savaut this
outer cave appeared TO lie entirely beyond
The zone OF radum influence. S,iinons
smiled a iclshton's objection and asked hin,
II nothing had occurred in the outer cave
while he WAS there, that he had been unab,.
to explain They had been through 50 many
marvels in 50 short 4 time ,ha, il,. exnIora,,.
looked Al each Other doubtfullN. Mrs Oun,Is
answered for them.
Yes, the terrible stone that puII.d off ,,,,.
iewelry. and then dragged gold I'M from
the lake ouls.de-how was thar done. sh.
asked, still SmaIting. appareutlv frnn, th.
'ndigrit.es she had suffered
"Oh. that was merely a pow.rfr,I ,,,ag,,o,
that attracts god instead oS iron" eNpla7uad
'aJpona, as II such trin,ng matters we're
scarcely worthy 10 he ranked with the Other
nIarNels or the cave. This magnet ployed
great part centuries ago in gathering
together all the wealth of my ancestors iron,
the Sacred Lake where It had been LAST
during the Feast of the Gllded Man To-day
II is never used because all the gold has been
taken out Of the lake. But--was Their. notb,
ing else myster'ous?"
CONTINUED TOMORROW