Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-10-28
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M n. q he PaIn traIl. TPF fSglsn'
out an travel mostly Behind That ridge
o. sand, thar to the left. Coin that
away nobodY's likely ter get sighFsph
yer on foot. You couldn't take %
,hoss, though. Here'd be my plan;
.lIesdsthts SeEe aNtt O'ynipe an your
o6iea lhdeE ht1F tieui Ind. dunes
jWhar nobody ever goes They're tired
though ter stand, an there amt any
ltnhg fert'ehf to craze dh:c TTtnV%ie
llkiIi' h6of' 1t over eerTths place I'm tgib-
liR BeBiabout, 5anar yer kin sorterSsize
LIE up fer yerselves. That's fair, amt
Eiit9S W II M ssrUa . syiiersGu-
n ElsX Let itu with 2 will The
team was driven into the SECURITY Of
/ the sane, drifts and ,Vnhitched, The
saddles were taken from the backs OF
tie ponies, and What grain Moore had
I'm, the, wagon was carefully 4appor-
toned among the f6Hr AniHnaIs- aSatis-
aef THESE yw6dldl mot stray thesmen
Hooked carefully Ito their lIsupplyj of
Ammunition and setu6outh1 one their
trampl NJ q q, X 49, IS y -
| This proved a, harder journey than
either Brennan, or, WestcOtt had an
tiGipated, for Moore led. off briskly,
taking a wide circle, until a consider
able ridge concealed their movements
from the south. AT last Moore turned
sharply and plunged Into what resem-
bled a narrow ravine through the
ridge. Here they struggled knee deep
in the sand, but finally emerged on the
very rim overlooking the valley.
So perfectly was it; concealed they
were within ten feet Of the edge be
fore the men, their heads bent in the
strenuous effort to advance, even real.
lied its immediate presence. ; Moore
gTinhedj as he noted the surprise de,
picted on their faces, and waved his
haRuHasl: 1ayg ,r p O. /. a~it.
| i'Yer better lie down an crawl suI
ter the, vedge,p be advised. Il, '"SSpmre
hole, amt it?"3 qsuolaaunq 9 4 Il
81 should say sO,Hs and Westcett
drOppediI to- lisI9 knees. yl1iTg never
dreamed of SUCH placer Dan. AIM
this an reye-opener9R naolrs. ? g5
T at sure is," and 1theT marshall Crspt
| cautiously forward. i"Only it's devil:
who'9e got POSSESSION. ,WhatHsn thai
4 d5wh below, Matt? Houses BY UIHgo
Well, don't That beat Sh4LiPP -allg iyht
1 c6hIforts Of h6fieis' ~ S"7D5lhG"t Is
Wv Wo!. big 3eqbing,% Explained Moore
4 Z ~ mo
rather proud, Of olfs knowledge, @'Caft
| ed tie Iogs, ii from OF Badly, rtm6re'r
forty, miles. Creep up q, BIT an II
show yer how the trail IA b runs s, Don
be lafeerd; nobody kin see yer from
dewp below oe1Ia. W prbi a r.,
IAN right. son :; where, is ,it?"r -
TT starts atlIthe foot. o. O that bQwl
deF,n indicating with his finger, ian
| IgOesialOng Ibe,shelf clear to,the., end
them tharss ardrop rov maybe five fee
! tltoit Outcroppln' o. rock just below
It's wider than it looks to be iron
u we're" After nthat 'yerc cam trace i
Quite a spell with Eyer eyesyr kinde
sidlihl ter the left, till ayef come tt
/ that dead root Ov a cedar. Thel
thar's- a gap or two-that- amt owe
easy, an a slide down, 1ter anothe
shelf. Yer can't miss it, cause there
no other way ter 60"
II : "tAnd what's at the. BOTTOM" - -,
III TThem huts, an the mouth OF a BIZ
Il cave iGist behind 'ep, i reckon IT'S II
the cave, they've got the gal; there
/ places there they Kin shut up, but
{ don't know what they was ever mad
fer. I asked Lacy wunst, but he ,Onl!
{ Elagghed.",-
Ill Fhettwo men lay fiat, staring down
Il 1T was, almost d llsheer wall, and tht
lively thought 81 climbing along the ii
/ EIm0st 'fmpassable path pointed out b!
iEMoore made Westcott dizzy. 1T wa
'sucff sheer PERCEPTIONS drop, pail
/ if path it couldSbd called-so Thick
ly studded with danger 1.-THE mind DC
tually recoilea inS contemplation.
| They were still sitting there cross
| legged in the sand, when the silene
I was suddenly puHEtaated by the shafl
report of a Feyofvefs The sound baHe
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