Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-07-11


In wonderment, for apparently coming
from within the wall OF rock they
heard rhythmical tap. tap. tap that
could scarcely have been made by
other than human hands.
TITS that Indian" whispered the
Hawk to his pal. But where is Davis
body" With wild tide Of hope rush
ing to her heart, Ethel picked up n
crowbar and began digging frenziedly,
while urged to effort by her importuni-
ties Morgan and Bellas again fell to
laboring at her side. Five minutes
later they tore down n great rock. and
scarcely had II landed at their feet
than from out the opening II revealed
Davis came crawling. The next in
slant Ethel was In his arms.
'Hells hounds" gritted Morgan.
did ever a man have such luck?"
The Spider gave him vicious nudge.
shut up, YOU fool, OR you'l give us
both away "Join In the merrymaking
now, and take II out of his hide later"
Swallowing his anger Morgan seized
the escaped ones hand and wrung II
warmly as he congratulated him upon
MS miraculous deliverance.
More work of that Mysterious
Stranger suppose. But one Of these
days Wen get him" said Davis.
Eye must be starved nigh unto death,
and II needs a full stomach to keep
up with a divil like him. Come home,
all of We. for I've the makin's of
wonderful feast" urged the practical
Bridget. High of spirits, they began
their return.
Half way upon their journey, n pc
culiar screen Of vines attracted the at
tention of John, and upon his calling
the attention of the others to 1t, all
dismounted. A moments investigation
revealed the fact that the vines screen
ed the entrance to another cave. and
pushing them aside all entered. The
first thing that met their eyes was II
small. casket-shaped box labeled "John
Carr" and further exploration reveal
ing the fact that n number of similar
boxes labeled In the same way were
scattered about. Eagerly they gather
ed about their find.
Anyway Wen find out what Is In
them" laughed Morgan, as inserting
the end of pick beneath the cover
of one he tore the fastening Off. With
low cries of wOnderment the beholders
shrank back, clutching each other,
their eyes protruding, unable to be-
lieve their senses. For from bottom
to cover the box was filed with rudely
melted but solid ingots of pure gold
The Hawk dropped upon his knees
before il, running his hands through
the yellow metal. blinking ingot against
ingot. His face held the flush Of
drunkard and his eyes were aglow as
his voice arose in hoarse whisper.
"The mine! The mine! At last we
have got it,"
"And good quarter of million yell
low boys must be In those boxes, too"
croaked the Spider, no less avaricious-
ly than his chief" Davis, putting his
arm around Ethel, spoke;
at is t-wOnderful-and | hope
with the finding of IT our dangers have
come to an end But we had best be
getting II out of here. The cabin Is
the place for IL tonight where we can
guard It,"
'Right-o," sang Morgan, ms he leap
ed to his feet. Hastily improvising
saddle bags from coats, blankets and
whatever came handiest, they dump
ed the precious metal into it's new re-
ceptacles and loaded It upon their
horses. Then walking at the heads OF
their animals they continued their way
filled with suppressed excitement.
That night, praying for peaceful
slumbers, they placed the treasure in
Ethers room intending to decide upon
its disposition in the morning.
With the Hawk and the Spider gone
to their rest In the harness room, Bird
get asleep and Rainface curled up be-
fore the fireplace, Ethel raised her
lips to Johns In good night caress.
Softly her arm stole about his neck.
God has been good to us, John,
dear. He has saved you and me from
many perils. am going to thank
Him. Good night"
Good night, dearest" he whispered
kissing her many times.
The moon had arisen and the still
ness of midnight lowered over the
place. The door Of Ethcl's closet open
ed softly and the face of the Hermit
smiling as he saw her sleep
ing peacefully, Crossing the room with
nOiSelCsS steps he raised two Of the
gold-glutted bags In his arms and re-
entering the closet disappeared through
The trap. Three times more he re-
peated this, the last time bearing with
him the final nugget, and with II fare
well smile at the still sleeping girl he
closed the door and opened II no more.
Scarcely had he taken his silent
farewell than the Hawk and the Spi-
der, sneaking from the harness room,
tools In hand, opened the cellar door
and crept within. Lighting candle
they began digging at the earth walls
Of the cellar, and in the course of a
half hour had made tunnel several
yards in length. The Hawk laid aside