The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-28
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surfaces braxen with some white. re.
fiecting substance.
THE eyes OF ChinT she cried
Henry scratched his head with sud.
den recollection.
i've a shrewd suspicion | can tell
you what they're composed Of" he
said. I've never seen it before. but
Two heard old timers mention IT,
It's an old Maya trick. My share OF
the treasure. Francis. against a per.
forated dime. that can tell you what
the rejecting stun IL"
/ "poneff cried Francis. ~ mans
a fool not to take odds like that
even II It's a question pf the multipli-
cation table. Possible millions OF dol
lars against "A positive bad dimei I'd
bet two times two made Ave on the
chance that a miracle could prove IT,.
Name itg What IL IT. The bet Is
on
Oysters Henry smiled "oyster
shells. or. rather. pearl syster shells.
| It's mothers OF pearl. cunningl
mosnicked and cemented In so as 10
give a continuous rejecting surface.
Now you have TO prove me wrong. SO
climb up and see
/ Beneath the eyes. extending a
score Of feet up and down the cliff.
was a curious triangular OUTPUT OF
rock Almost was It like an excreE-
cense ON the face OF the elin. The
apex OF IL reached within "a yard Of
[ the space that interviewed between
the eyes. Rough inequalities OF sur
face. and cat.iike cllnging on Fran
els part. enabled him to ascend the
l 10 feet 10 the base Of the excrescence.
Thence. up to the ridge OF IL. the
way was easier. Iiut 60 foot fail
and a broken arm or leg In the mids,
of such isolation was no pleasant
thiag TO consider. and Leoniea. caus-
Ing an involuntary Jealous CLEAN to
light Henry'a eyes. called up,
oh. do be careful. Francis
Standing on the top Of the tria ngle
he was gazing. now into one and then
into the other. 81 the eyes He drew
his hunting knife and began TO dig
and pry at the right-handed eye.
"if the old gentleman were here.
he'd have nj at such sacrilego."
| Henry commented.
''rhe perforated dime IL yournf'
| Francis called down. at the ga m g
time dropping Into Henry's out
stretched palm the fragment he had
dug loose.
Mother OF pearl u wa1-a fiat
piece. cut with definite purpose to
az in with the many other pieces to
form the eye.
where there's smoke there's
IRE" Henry adludged. Not for
nothing did the Mayas select this
God.forsaken spot and stick these
eyes Of CHA on the elf"
Looks as II we'd made "A mistake
In leaving the old gentleman and his
sacred knots behind" Francis said.
1.-THE knots should tell all about II
and what our next move should b.. ="
where there are eyes there should
be a nose" f.eontea contributed
"And here IL la exclaimed Fran.
els Heavens, That was the nose
just climbed up. We're too clos.
against II TO have perspective. Al
100 yards distance II would look like
a colossal face"
| Lconlca advanced graveiy n q
kicked at a decaying deposit Of leaves
and twigw evidently blown there b.
tropic gales.
''Then the mouth ought 60 be
where n mouth belongs. here under
the nose +" she said.
In tricc Henry and Francis had
| kicked the rubbish aside and exposed
an opening too small 10 admit a
mans body IL was patent that the
rock slide had partly blocked the
way. A few rocks hcavcd aside gave
/ space for Francis 20 insert his head
md shoulders and gaze about with a
| lighted match.
Look out for Enakesr' warned
| Leonica.
Francis grunted acknowledgment.
and reported.
This IL not n natural cavern. It's
all hewn rock. and well done. II I'm
any Judge" muttcred expletivc
ANNOUNCED the burning OF his fingers
By the expiring match stub And
next they heard his voice I'm &C.
cents Of surprise; Don't need any
matches. It's got lighting system
OF its own-from somewhere above
regular some.Eoers. wouldn't be
surprised II we found an elevator. hot
and cold water. a furnace and n
| swede jnnitor. Wen. so longf'
His trunk and legs and feet disap.
penred. and then his voice issued
forth:
/ Come on I'M The cave IL finer
And aren't you glad you let me
come alonrT" Leonica twittered. as
che Joined the two men on the level
| floor OF the rock.hewn chamber.
where their eyes quickly became ac'
customed 10 the mysterious perco-
lation Of daylight. "Tf hadn't been
along. most likely by this time you'd
have been a mile away. going around
the cliff and going farther and FAR
Their every step you took"
but the place is bare as old
Mother Hubbards cupboard she
added the next moment.
Naturally" said Henry. This Is
only the nnte.chamber. Not so Silly
would the Mayas hide the treasure
the conquistadores were 30 mad after.
I'm willing TO wager right now that
we're almost as far from finding the
actual treasure as we would be II we
were not here but in San Antonio.
Twelve or Is feet In width and OF
an unascertainable height. the pas
sage led them. what Henry judged.
40 PAGES, or well over 100 feet. Then
IL abruptly narrowed. turned at n
right angle to the right. and, with n
similar right angle TO the left made
an elbow into another spacious cham
Der
Still the mysterious percolatlon OF
daylight guided the way for h e IT
Ar thn Load.