Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-08-22

place was Impossible. yet tnere were
two men to make the ascent. Know
ing that the chances were against the
last ones ability to Withstand the fur
mace heat until his turn came, John
signaled Morgan to go ahead. without
waiting any second invitation. that
party seized the rope and climbed and
was hauled from the fiery pit to the
breathable air above.
Leaving the two other men upon the
limb to haul up Davis, Rainface as
sisted the girl to the ground, where
she stood wringing her hands as she
implored them to hasten and draw her
lover forth. Morgan, flattening out
upon the branch. dropped the rope to
the remaining one and babe him climb,
at the same time slipping an open
knife from his wrist and holding 1t
concealed In the palm Of his hand. AS
the lariat fell uncurling before him,
Davis seized 1t and began hauling
himself upward hand over hand, red
tongues OF flame caressing his limbs
as he mounted foot by foot. Crouchlng
above him upon the limb like pan
Their above his victim, the traitor Nor
gan glued his eyes upon the slowly as
cending figure.
Weakened by the terrible heat and
his hands hot and dry, 1t required
every ounce OF Davis strength to raise
his body from out the roaring mass.
Yet little by little he fought his way
upward until his head and shoulders
appeared above the opening. Upon the
ground below Ethel was standing with
outstretched arms, and ut his appear
ance glad cry burst from her lips.
Morgan, eyes still fastened upon
him and hoping every second to see
/ him succumb to the heat and go tum-
bling back to his Heath, uttered saw
age curse beneath his breath as he saw
that the other, despite his terrible
handicap. was about to gain the limb
Already the climbing one was but two
yards beneath the bough and in mo-
ment more would reach safety. Were
the Hawk to- send him back into that
roaring hell he must act both quickly
and skillfully, and with n cry Of en-
enlargement to the man he hated III
extended his arm down the rope al
though to lend a helping hand. And n!
John with look OF gratitude raised
one arm to grasp the proffered pain
Morgan pressed the edge Of the keeI
blade to the rope. With q cry OF des
pair the betrayed one plunged straigh
down into the heart Of the furnace.
Paralyzed by horror at the sight
Ethel covered her face with her hand
and stood swaying but unable to move
Released from the weight Of John
body by his fall, the limb containing
the Spider and Morgan whipped itsel
sharply upward. The Spider wa
thrown headlong to the ground ant
Morgan, also dlslodged, only saved him
self from following his victim into tn
fire by fortunate clutch Of the limb
The knife I'm It's release twisted In hi
hand cutting cash in his palm; the
disappeared into the flames below.
Reganing the branch by n desperat
effort, Morgan crawled It's length wit
his limbs trembling beneath him unit
he reached the trunk, from which h
dropped to The ground. AT the sam
time the rafters gave way before tn
, gnawlng of the fire and fell into tn
seethlng pit below with II crash tina
sent the sparks flying upward In
| spout of flame.
Morning found the girl still pro'
trated and the red man sitting besid
| her with face ms impressive n
though carved from stone. The Haw
| got upon his feet and thrust one han
1 into his coat pocket.
: Hes gone and we can do nothln
more. We must get Ethel away frol
/ here AS quickly as possible. Ralnfac
, and | will take her back to the hote
5 Bellas, you stay around until the fiji
: Is out and see that nothing els
, clutches. Keep the Indians horse unit
> everything is safe, then come ana r
e port what you find.
I "All right" returned the Spider, an
t Rainface acquiescing by II nod they el
T. dcav0red to lead the girl away. Stru
Cling and protesting that she woul
I never leave the place until her lover
= body had been recovered, she at la
A broke down and permitted herself
( be supported to the van.
e When John was cut loose by Il
2 vllalnous Hawk he dropped like
D plummet, striking one corner of the b
a center stone of the altar. Instinctiv
$ ly throwing out his hand he clutchC
p one arm of the figure, and at tn
n wrench the idol, which was pivoted
: the middle, swung on It's balanciI
+ paint, thus revealing II hole into Whit
i the body Of the man dropped, In h
g fall he dragged after him the imal
Il of silva, which burst into pieces. son
n of the fragments wedging the pivot
:, stone so that 1t could not spring ba'
e and close the opening
l. John, stunned for the moment by d
r fall, presently aroused himself.
g spcctlon showed that he was In n ru
e cellar, the roof Of which was upheld
e big columns formed of logs. Box
o were scattered about and an ordlna
e lantern hung from peg. This
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