Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-10-23

Mexes on the main trail. You couldn't
go straight, but would have ter circle
out an travel mostly behind that ridge
O. sand thar to the left. Coin that
away nobody's likely ter get sight o.
yer on foot You couldn't take no
boss, though Hered be my plan :
Lead this we're outfit O. mine an your
ponies back inter thel sand dunes
whar nobody ever goes. They're tired
'nough ter stand, an there amt any
thing fer EN- TO Craze on. Then We
kin hoof it over ter the place Pm tell
In yer about, an yer kin sorter size
il up fer yerselves. That's fair, amt
itf"
They went at II with a will The
team was driven into the security of
the sand drifts and unhitched. The
saddles were taken from the backs Of
the ponies, and what grain Moore had
in the wagon was carefully appor-
toned among the four animals. Salts
fed these would not stray. the men
looked carefully to their supply of
ammunition and set forth On their
tramp.
This proved a harder journey than
either Brennan or WestcOtt had an
ticipated, for Moore led off briskly,
taking a wide circle. untn e consider
able ridge concealed their movements
from the south. At last Moore turned
sharply and plunged into what reserl-
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
ized IT'S immediate presence. Moore
grinned as he noted the surprise de-
picted on their faces, and waved his
hand
Yer better lie down an crawl up
ter the edge" he advised. "Some
hole, amt it2"
y should say So" and Westcott
dropped to his knees. az never
dreamed Of such a place. Dan, amt
this an eya-opener?"
ut sure is" and the marshal crept
cautiously forward. only its devils
who'ye got possession What's that
down below. Matt? Houses. by lingo :
Well, don't that beat h-l7-an the
comforts Of home"
1.-TWO big cabins" explained Moore,
rather proud of his knowledge. Cart
ed the logs in from OF Badly, moren
forty miles. Creep up a bit an III
show yer how the trai. runs Don't
he afeerd; nobody kin see yer from
down below"
"All right son; where is it?'
1T starts at the foot O that bowl
der" indicating with his finger. AN
goes along the shelf clear to tie end !;
then thar's drop oy maybe five feet
to thar outcroppin' O rock just below,
lis wider than it looks TO be from
we're. After that yer can trace it
quite a spell with yer eyes, kinder
sidlin' ter the left, till Yer come to
that dead root ov cedar Then
thar's a gap or two that amt over
easy an a slide down ter another
shelf Yer can't miss Il. cause tl4Es' ;
no other way ter go"
And what's at the bottom?"
'Them hutS, an the mouth Of a big
cave Just behind EN-. reckon its 10
the cave they've got the gal; there's
places there they kin shut up, but l
don't know what they was ever made
fer. asked Lacy wunst, but he only
laughed"
The TWO men lay fiat. staring down.
II TaS almost a sheer wall and the
very thought of climbing along the al
most impossible path pointed out by
Moore made Westcott dizzy 1t was
such sheer, precipitous drop. a path
if path it could he called--so thick
~ studded with danger the mind nc.
tualIy recoiled in contemplation.
They were Still sitting there cross
legged IN the sand when the silence
was suddenly punctuated by the sharp
report of revolver The sound bare