The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-15


presence by tho voice.
do not IT'S, any firN- she went
on warningly. -or show yourpc,f by
They win seek you. and
watch these cliffs, Eet may bo sew.
erai days before 1 win darr act: you
must be patient When we como I
win bring arms. but didn't dare
touch any tonight
You win not tell mo vherv my
wife In being heldf"
What good. scnorr You could AID
her not at all There In no great
hsrm coming TO her yet. sscrir<a'
Why you IVORY about her1 I bring
her with me; ala not prvnis-r~
shelby reached out bllndly snd
found her hand she did not sccm
to caro-. or make any effort To release
his grasp.
Yes. 1 trust you. Pzncha.- he said
warmly. and will DO Just what you
say. Rut--eut. dou,t ycu under
stand- II knew where she WINS
would feel BETTER
she laughed almost scornfurfy.
BAH What the difference. senorr
You not know n told you. But Ills
not far away: perhaps by daylight
you might SEQ eet from up there: q
io~ house all alone under the bluff.
Yet you lie hid. senor. and trust all
TO me- ..
Il have promized hat
Good. senior. viii go
She druw her hand away. and IN
knew she was Eune. aitho no move
ment Of her figure could BE- dlsin
g,iish~d Yet hc could hear the
OF those hoavy boots she
wore. a. she made passage down
ward. cropping thru tho darkness
soon even that sound erased. and the
dead stiffness Of tho night closed 10
about him lie could not remain
there inactive: 10 mus, continue 60
Chamber UP the rocks until he CAME
TO the cave He would trus; her. and
Be- uue 20 his own word: ther~ was
no other courr. left him. shelby
swung the bag Of provisions again
tn his shoulder. and begun fecilnx his
way blindiy forward lie had rvsain.
cd the knife. with which no had
effected escape from the cabin. and.
aitho tho point Of tho blade had been
broken. he did not feel entirely unsl
armed There was no possibility for
him 90 lose tho way. tho unbroicrn
walls shutting him tightly tn. no that
even the stardocked sky was In.
visible. while tho path he must follow
led. almost dixziiy upward IL was
boulder str~wn and he fen twice, re,
totied steadily on. never permitting
his hand to leave the guidance Of tho
wall 10 the right and carefully test
Ing tho placing Of zach foot Ia fear
OF some pitfalL He could nflther
judge time nor distance. yet II wa.
long before Hight cams into IN. sky.
when he finally ciNmbcrcd over
rock barrier Across the path. and
came upon a shelf Of stone. the lift
wall Of this strange cavern abruptly
Fearful Of what pr-cs-
piee might yawn there. an soon an he
again attained his feet. Shelby fiat,
tened himself against the on. rock
front remaining. scarrriy daring %
venture forward moro than an inch
or 90 at TINA. A few feet brought
him TO the caves mouth. a mere hole.
scarcely wide or high enough 20 re
ceivo his body. lilo explored the
black Interior 10 the length Of his
arms. finding IL larger within than
at tho entrance. She had insisted
there was no danger, and the silence
seemed TO prove the place contained
no inhabitant Doubtless the open
shelf Of rock would DO exposed to
view from tho valley below with the
first flush Of day. To avoid disoov.
cry no must creep IN out. os sight.
This was accomplished without dif.
fieuity. tho floor being fairly level.
and the roof rising no that he could
almost stand crest Shelby explored
every inch of the space. knife In
hand. AID not entirely satisfied until
the task was completed II was only
a box OF place. iess than fifteen
feet long, and perhaps half as wide,
narrowing At the top. an tho In som.
great cataclysm OF past ages two
masses OF rock had been hurried %.
gether. leaving this little Jog be.
tween. IL was hot In there. and
Shelby. dragging after him the has,
of provisions. removed his coat. Al
few moments later he rolled n into
the form OF pillow. and lay down.
staring up ut the black vault
lilo could think now. recall all that
had occurred so swiftly. and wcav.
this and that together. He had act.
cd recklcssly; thero was no doubt of
that No one but a blind fool would
have ever ventured alone into this
place TO free n prisoner. He ought
to have known what tho Wolves
Hole was; he had had its story told
him often enough. and he was fully
acquainted with the Desperate char.
aetcr OF those border outcasts who
consorted there. Iis should have
ridden to Ponca, and called upon his
friends for help; perhaps he might
even have been able TO obtain the
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