The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-19

- AAEB0iy Win MS c4r8e8 a8 70
attract the attention OF q man car
rytng . bag OF tools.
This was q trim-hgure, eagle
faced young man, clad In the milf
tary garb OF an aviator OF the
United states army. He dehected
Ms course 50 as to come BY the
stocks, and paused and listened.
and stared with quizEieaI admira-
ton
Friend" he said. when Henry
ceased to catch breath, Eiast night
when ] found myself maroone6
here with half my outdt left on
board I did a bit Of swearing nv
self. But It was only a tribe com
pared with yours. I salute YOU.
sir. You've an army tsaugtsr
skinned . mile. Now, II you dent
mind running over the string asaIn-
shall be better equipped the next
time / want to do any cussing."
And who are your" Henry DE-
manded And what are you doinr
Net . BIT OR Blame.
II don't blame you the avi.to.
grinned. with q face swollen ~
tnat you've q right to be ru8e.
AND who beat you up? In he'll
haven't aseertained my status vet
Sut mere on earth I am know A.
Parsons, Lieutenant Parsons IN
not doing anything In he'll AZ VET.
put mere In Panama am sehedulef
70 ny across this day from Tire A.
lantic TO the Pacific. Ia there -,
way may serve you before
Sure" Henry nodded. a-raks =
TOOL out OF that bag OF yourI a.
smash this paddock. I'll get rhsu-
matism II I have 70 stick Aere n,1ch
longer. Ny names Morgan. and -
man mas beaten me up. Thosa 49,
mosquito-bItes."
With several blows AZ : -.....
Lieutenant Parsons smashed ths -
Client paddock and helpsd E5sn-,, =.
MS feet. Even while rubbIn~ 80.
circulation back into his Foot 49,
ankles Henry, in q rush, was teiIi1s-
the army aviator Of the predIean,snt
ana possibly tragic disaster - -
oncia and Francis.
Il love that Franeis.s h -,
ciuded. He Is the dead sniff ~ ~
selt- We're more ike twfna- 80
We must be distantly related a.
Tor the senorita. not only do love
her' but am engaged to mary bsr
NOW will you help? where's -
machine? II takes q long time "a
get TO the Maya mountain an fo.f
or mule back; but IL you <fve ~
a Iirt IN your machine I'd Be tbsrs
In no time, along with a hundreS
sticks Of dynamite. which you eouI6
procure for me and with which
could blow the side out Of thai
mountain and drain on the waters
lieutenant Parsons hesitated.
say yes, Mignon; say yes" Henry
BACK in the heart Of the saersa
mountain the three imprisoned ons.
round themselves in total darkness
the instant the stone that blocked
the exit from the idol chamber had
settled into place. Francis and
L'eoneia groped for each other and
touehed hands. In another momsnt
lIS arm was around her, ana the
righteousness OF the contact robbed
me situation OF half its horror
wear them they could hear Torres
Dreaming heavily. At last he NUT
OF Zoo, put that was q
rose ' shave! What next, I wonder
AnereH be many nexts before
SET out or this neck Of the
Eo0oS, francis assured him. "And
tut" seIuns
The method OF procedure was
Ltlekiy arranged. Placing Leoncia
'enlna MIN, her hand clutchinE the
leI OF MS jacket so as to be guided
" hlm' ne moved ahead with his
EN- mana IN contact with the wall.
loreast OF him Torres felt his way
long the right-hand vail
By their voices they couId TINS
.eep track OF each other. uneaSure
ne width OF the passage and rusrd
sainSt being separated int forked
passages Fortunately the tunnel
or tunnel IL truly waS, had a
mooth floor so that, while thsv
.roped their way, they did not
Francis refused to uss hia
matches unless extremity arose.
nd took precaution against falling
nto possible pit by cautiously
dvancing one foot at q tina ana
scertaintng solid stone under II
re putting on his weight. As
esult their progress was slow At
% greater speed than half a mile
n hour did they proceed.
once only did they encounter
ranching passages. Here he light
q . precious match from his wa
erpreot case and found that be-
ween the two passages thsra was
othing to choose. They were a.
Ike as two peas.
The only way Is to try one he
oneluded, -and, II it gets US no.
mere to retrace and try the other
'here's one thing certain. these
ass2ges lead somewhere, ar the
iayas wouldn't have gone to all
he trouble OF making them
Ten minutes later he halted sud
emily and cried a warning. Tho
Dot ne had advanced was aus
ended In emptiness where the
oer should have been. Another
'atch was struck, and they f5und
themselves on the edge OF a nat
raj cavern Of such proportions
hat neither to right nor left, nor
, and down, nor across, could the
ny hame expose any limits 70 q.
ut they did manage to make ont
rough sort OF stairway, half
atural. half-improved by man.
'hieh fell away beneath them into
he pit OF black
In another hour. having followeH
he path down the length OF the
cor OF the cavern. they were re-
'arded BY q feeble EilmmsF %
ayltght which grew stronger a.
hey advanced Before they knew
they had come % the source 81
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