White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-24

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smoke. here. driven On by the draft.
where the Two tunnels met, was less
dense He was able 70 breathe freer
and regain some Of his strength which
had left him. As Gwyn stood there.
wondering which way 10 proceed aud
listening |attentively % every little
sonnd. with the hone Of again hear
ing Mass voice. another sound.
almost as encouraging. reached his
ears II Vas a sharp. hollow bark
The bark Of Hogan's dog-and it came
from the direction Of the tunnel in
front OF Gwyn.
Without listening further. GNyn
made his way along. guided by he
barking Of the dog. At length. when
the barking grew distinct and closer,
Gwyn stopped again. When he re-
sumed his walking, it Vas 20 advance
slowly and cautiously. It seemed TO
him now. that the dog must be lower.
perhaps in one of the galleries or
lodges in the same tunnel. but deeper.
In another moment, he discovered
that this was a fact, for, directly
ahead OF him, he could see the drop
which led 10 the lower gallery. He
advanced carefully. making SURE of
his footing. and peered over the ledge
The smoke. al this point, was we'll
cleared away. and there remained
but a thin veil Of il. Below. how
yer it WAS darker. and Gwyn could
rot see distinctly. As he looked. the
figure Of the dog, moving about and
claNing at he wall IN an attempt 70
set up 10 The higher level could
plainly be diseerned. And. beside
The dog. streatched ont On the ground
Gwyn could see. as his ewes became
accustomed 70 the darkness, a human
form. II was TOO dark below for
recognition. but the sight filed GWyn
With horror.
Gwyu raised himself 10 his feet
he had been lying nat On the floor
he had been living fat on the ground
as he was ~peerlng over the ledge
and made his way around to a point
where the floor Of the tunnel sloped
more gradually 10 the lower gallery.
Here he went down and reached the
dog and the body. As he leaned over
70 look more closely 8 the form
lsfng on RE ground. he started up
IN surprise Instead Of the body Of
Nan. he had found that Of Shoestring
Drant lying II 8 little pool Of blood
dead Gwyn reached down and ex-
arnined the figure L vas certain
that the outlaw had been killed b
a fan from the upper gallery; there
vss no sign Of a bullet wound any
where upon hin Jasf IS Gwyn Vas
about 10 leave and continue his
search. which row seemed beyond al
bore the sEn OF something clasPed
tightly IN The dead mans hand. a.
tfa+sd RS attention He picked i
m. and. glancilg Al Il N the light
y q s~nol5erinE beam. uttered 3 little
err II as a BIZ e cloth which
GRrn reooznizsd a. having been torn
from Mans dress S~hoestring. then,
must have encountered his wife u
he nine This accounted also. for
he presence Of the deg But What
RAJ become II Nan after she and TIE
outlaw had met. Here was he
mystery that confronted Gwyn
GEyn accompanied b me animal.
made his way rapidly along the tun-
nel until he reached TIE ntfle opening
n TIE wall o the mine through which
The iirht had come Il was a small
hole. Jus. sufficiently large for hin
70 crawl through. which he did. The
refreshing air i~nvigorated him great
II. and he felt a new life ~throbhinE
in IFS veins as he hreathed II, after
rs long Imprisonment n the smoke
filed. musty mine Rising before
Gwvn. on a steep incline. was a Slope
that led 70 a plateau some hfty fse'
above From this plateau and reach.
ing down to 8 level Nth where Il
stood. dangled a rope which vas ap-
narertly attached 70 8 tree above
Someone has gone ~ here before
ne GYM raminatsd ] doast Sc.
how Nan could have done r. ether
SIC must have been pretty much 81
IN after her experience in the nine
However. there's no other way sb'
could have gotten out
He grasped the rope. tussed al i
to make sure that il vas secure. an
climbed W. hand over hand. A. th'
top. standing On the plateau, GWyI
vas able to recognize his surround
i-r Nov. for the first time in hour