The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-06-16

still dangling. just ~ 1t had fallen.
Obeying the first impulse. aware Of .
sudden outburst Of red flames some
where above him. he forced the block
upward, back into it, place. 1amming
1t there with all his strength, until .
sharp click convinced him the punch
con again was securely held. They
were alone, isolated. In the black
depths. underneath the burning cabin,
bu53ed deep in the protecting earth.
y reached bllndly out through the
lrkness until he touched her. his I'm
m closing convulsively on q fold Of
her dress. In the sudden reaction he
felt - weak a. child, unable even
to control his speech.
TT was God who helped us," he said
humbly. mo one else could. You are
sure, Olga, yen are unhurtr'
Il must be bruised, suppose; It
was an ugly fall. and-and I really
think ! lost consciousness at arst.
Then seemed to hear you cali me q
long ways Oh. 10 the cabin aarer'
Yea; those devils started It at the
rear. You can hear the wood craekls
even down here. and We must get far.
ther back out Of the way. When the
roof falls this part Of the door may
cave In also"
In spite Of the Increasing volume Of
flames above. scarcely q giimmsf Of
red light succeeded in penetrating to
where they were hidden. A very
slisht glow found entrance through q
narrow crack above them. yet Shelby
was compelled to learn their immsdi.
ate surroundings more By sense q
touch than sight
Thsy were in q mere hole scooped
eat from the soft earth, hardly wider
than the trap door which led to It. the
other puncheoos Of the cabin door
resting solidly upon the ground. Shell
By leading the way. feeling his pas
sass along Inch BY inch, was suddenly
halted BY an earth barrier which
seemingly blocked all further progress.
He could feel that It did not wholly
reach the top. leaving q space there
through which It might be possible to
crawl Yet what would there be BE-
yoadf Why should they venture fur
her at pressatf LAud was outside
With his Indians. the whole sceos Lit
- With the glare of flames. They
dare not venture to expose them
selves. Here thsy were beyond reach,
.pestseted from both flames and saw
aSes. Unless some anoos those a.
sailants knew the s1istsnee Of this
tunnel. q aecidsatally stumbled upoa
III oatef eatranee. they could scarcely
b sxpossd. Evsa u eos q two fs9nd
their way IN, this barrier Of sesth
wssld bleck then, and. II necessary.
form the best possible defense. Csa-
adent that hey had pssishsd. and hat
their charfed bodies were lying in tie
midst Of The stu smoking snbsss ef
Tie cabin. thsss wsuld b. no guard
watching for IN attempt At escape. He
reached out and graspsd her hand.
drawing her down reside him.
what b mr. ~ asked In . Wills
per.
"A fall Of earth nearly blocking The
passaes." ~ explained. II have ~
Idea where the tunnel leads to. and.
u did. We would never dare creep
out int he opea at present"
"You-you think W had better ~
main hsrsr beautifully.
"Until the IRE dies down: perhaps
| even LONGER. Let them believe Ne died
In the cabin; then there may be some
chance for ~ to get away"
But they will search the roinsT
"Not for some tims: those logs will
be glowing embess for hours. That
sounded like the roof falling In then.
II was-see! It has crushed its way
down through the floor. There 10 q
| caldron Of Ore In that hole We Just
left. but Il can't reach % hers-only
the smoke"
"wm It not show them where We
have sonsr'
II hope not: probably the smoking,
blazing timbers viii choke up the
opening. leaving II 20 filled with part.
~ burned wood % to conceal II entire
". Anyhow. this 10 our one chanee.
We would he shot down mercilessly
outside"
The glare from the burning rubbish
revealed their faeeA. and the smoke
began to swirl past them In clouds,
yet did not choke the tunnel. showing
there must he an opening somewhere
beyond to the outside. Shelby fast.
ened his neckerchief over the girls
noae and mouth. and protected her. %
well ~ himself. BY means Of bis coat.
Scarcely conscious q the action they
sat thus. their hands ciasped. casing
at the leapin9 figures Of fame. and
listening to the variety OF noises
reaching their cara The poaition,
while one Of brooding horror. did not
apparently involve Immediate peril.
TIE flames eould net reach them. and
II was already svi6sot that those
dense volumss Of smeke. while Dis
agreeable and sufSocating. scouid still