The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-11-20
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EPISODE s.

- IL pfo4leo Of the mine. Morgan, ooek-
e: sec spS Sy De D.v;s s,' make. .ss.s.
a&1sanots - ths life of the latter with
H. sooa0taAcs Of an accomplice named
oU1AH DsaoAs. Suspicion II diverted to
. nsysesfioue hermit. Ethel is seised and
tAft ~ . plot to trap Davis. She escapes
o&A .toes 10 his rescue Davis 10 buried
~ . giant boulder.
Ethel Carr. rushing into the DEVILS
Roctet in which the Spider at the d.
rsetien uf Hawk Morgan had planted
IL azIaosive With . set trigger. trip
pea over the rope and exploded the
dynamlte. Struck on the head by
Ay1ng stode, she fell beneath the fol-
Iowing shower Of dirt and rock.
John DaSis rushing to her rescue.
eaw + gfeat boulder. which, loosened
~ DE baatt, was slowly descendins
md 6boat 10 crush the life out Of
hee. Bracins hlmself as pillsv be-
n4afA II, for alninute he msnssed to
sasy, m descent, then as his strength
Gradually oosed from hin he bent
ba44ath the terriHe ~eixAt and gave
wAy, falling baokwaaa Rnd being COW
sred ~ the loossnss mass until he
vas buried fren 1SAt.
From = shuf9 distance away the
HaWk ~ ~ e1lder. seeing the girl
a41 DAS1o SosA Into the cave and
hearinG - roar Of the explosion,
k1aw pans msst have happened to
H. paas. For second they stared In
70 ~ 6ther's face, then with an oath
1erIan leaped forward with his con-
fe1esate close at his heels. The In
A1an. Rainface. followed in their
TRACKS. Reaehing the rock pile which
row covered the door Of the cave, the
two white men stood before It ~
though paralysed until the Hawk,
afousing himself to action, began tug
aing frantically at big boulder. The
epider laid hand upon his shoulder.
sIt's mo- use. He's done for" With
ont ceasing his efforts Morgan made
answer.
II am not thinking Of him. but Of
herr
''she's goner too. and there IL NO
use Of wasting your strength. Come
On. We still have the mine and that's
} the most important thing"
For moment the Hawk hesitated,
then permitting himself to be per
suaded by the other, reluctantly de-
sisted from his efforts and the two
mounted their horses. Rainface still
star1nx n the pile.
'-Comingr' asked Morgan. The In
dian sAook his head.
mo. Ne stay here" Making NO
further EFFORT to persuade him, the
TIVE ruf3ans went riding away.
Barely aiving them time to get out
Of sight Rainface went to q small
sapling. quickly trimmed II into lev
e. and began to pry at . boulder.
Working furioualy and with despair in
Nd heart. ~ had soon rolled II to
one side and tins cleared the way to
further effort.
Despaayine great strength and en-
cry despite his age, the old Indian
Woeked with such vigor and success
that In . mort time he had cleared
awuy q great mass Of rocks, disclos-
in8 q great boulder resting upon q
anAllef onA, and beneath the arch
thus peovidentially formed lay the
bedy Of Davis. Instantly grabbing
him BY his legs the rescuer drew him
fsetA. the movement unbalancinG the
ny poised rocks 20 that they crash
- Into the opening his body the mo-
0ent before had occupied. Securing
eoad water from . nearby stream, the
eaeseat sIndian dashed It into the face
q tAs unceaseious one. who, saved
ffo0 being cruahed by the accident Of
the arch, presently sat mp. little worse
for his strea1oUs experience.
sEthelf" ~ cried. his f,rst thought
besag fer the giri. He staggered to
Afa Mt anA approached the wall at
tie caye's mouth. Laying his hand up
eu his 3rn, Rainface pointed his
Angsr.
amer you Feet, then me show you
aaother way b there"
s'DhOw me- now" commanded John,
ard wfth 4 nod the Indian led the WY.
Morgan aad Bellas, reaching the
cabin. coolly told Bridget what had
happened, sitting unmoved through
the Asss Wild outburst OF grief of the
haaEtbseken Irish woman. When at
lanGeh Aes 9elf command returned. she
A9qee silsnsiy and getting her cruci-
~, tspA k1atp Dkhel's room and hung
II ~ ~ hse6 .pf her bed.
1Ds Davis and Rainface had
H6dond q bng tunnel which led down
lite = caye, and stopping only long
aDeaeA - klndie pine torches pro-
eo6Asd o. their way guided by their
11c&ef1n6 and variable light, event
uaIly reaching the main cave which
wae ~. ,con4iderabie extent. Quickly
they Approached the wall Of rock in
- 0uth and there paused. For
DeAA tAA not there.
s&f1 GoAE cried John. "She fell
60 $500 4 zone. What does It