Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-10-28
moore y Lowered Hiimssif0 s4 AIMS
Length over, the 2 'Nafr6W Rock
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pletely swallowed innthe nights Twice
Westcett had to Iet, 60 entirHly,o trust
ing to ledge below tb stop his fall /;
once he travelled yard, or more, dan,
Cling on, his hands oyer the abyss, his
feet feeling for the support beyond
and several times he paused to iassist
the shorter-Iegged' marshal down to'-a
lower level Their progress was that
of the snail, yet every inch of the way
they played with deaths 81 ans. u
Fifty feet below, just as Moore
rounded the dead cedar, pthe CgGihs Fbe-
gan again, the, splits of red flame light
ing up the outlines of the cabin, and
the dark figures of men. It was as
though they lOOkedIdown1 into the pit,
watching, the brewing of some sport OF
,demons--the movements below them
weird, grotesque-rehdered horrible by
those sudden glares Of Hight. NThfs fit-
ing was all from without, and was unj
answered; no boom of shStgdngreplied,
no lmuffled crack Of TevolvBt. .5Yet il
must have been for q .purpose, yfohltAe
men cgouehipgo against the cliff, ,their
faces showing CHASTITY in the flashes of
powder, were able to perceive a mass
ing of figures Below Then the Shots
ceased, and tho bhtt of the great fog
crashed against something WITH the
force 'ofca catapuIt3 and a Selk rolled
up through theE nIghtn, d &1.w .iofr
- ATT last Moore stOppedyiand waited
until Westcott 6yas .near Enough for
him to whisper In the otbaF's ear. - y
There's a drop we're, bout ten or
twelEe--feet,-I~Fe elzaE-;; an then just
slope to tber bottpms Don't make no
more noise then yer have to, an give
me a chance ter git out of Their way
jafore yer let 60" - " F@E-A& &
Westcott passed the word bpck
across his shoulder to Brennan, who
was painting theavfSS And watched, as
best he could on hands and knees,
while Moore owarsd If,fa apin's
length over the narrow rock ledge. The
boy loosened his grip, but landed al
most nOiselessly. WestcOtt, peering
over. could see nothing; there was be-
meath only impenetrable blackness.
Silently he also dropped and his feet
struck earth, slpptngT Rapidly, down
ward. Hardly had he advanced yard,
when the little mapsha lastrHck the dirt
with a force that made him grunt au-
dibly At the foot of this pile of dehrisg
Moore waited for them, the night so
dark down there in the DEPTHS, west
colts outstretched hand touched the.
fellow before he was assured of his
presence.
The Mexicans were still; whatever
deviltry they were up to, it was being
carried on now in Silence; athei only
sound was a .muffled scraping. Bren-
nan yet struggled for breath; but was
eager for action. He showed his head
forward, listening.
''What do yer make o. that noise?"
he asked, his words scarcely audible.
81 heerd it afore yer come up" re-
turned Moore. ''Tain't nuthin' regu-
lar. figure the Mex are gbinp lin
through that winder they busted. That
sounds their boots scaling the>wall."
Ever been insiders
"Wunst, ter take some papers ter
Lacy"
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