The Arvada enterprise., 1921-05-12


was dimcult to achieve. yet b. finally
discovered IN s1it and ventured to.
ward the north, eoufdent that the
Cottonwood would surely " some
where IN that direction.
he came upon It 20 suddenly and
unexpectedly ~ to almost dass his
faculties. Almost without warning he
stood at the very edge Il . yawnins
hole and stared in amassmsnt down
into those depths below. Again and
again he had heard this scene describ-
ed, yet had never before esmprehended
it, reality. A huge cut straisht down.
fully . mile wide. cleft the plain in
two. with no visible signs Of its pres
encs until one stood At the very era
ter's edge. At night he would have rid
dsn OF without the slightest warning
Of danger. And belowl Feeling sick,
dissy. Shelby swung himself from the
saddle. crept cautiously to the edge
and looked down. He had no concep-
ton Of the depth. for It already was
hasy down there. as though he gazed
through q blue fog, but how small
those trees appeared, mere toy trees,
and the silvery stream running through
the center seemed scarcely q yard
wide. A yard. why. II It was actually
the Cottonwood. 1t must be q hundred
feet from bank to banki Godi What
hole! What 4 freak Of nature
What q wilderness hiding placei
He lay motionless, with eyes search.
Ing up and down the valley. To the
right he could not determine how far
II extended. but to the left he could
discern the silver shield Of water
where the Cottonwood came tumbling
over a precipice. One of the two pos
sible entrances was there; the other
must be along some one Of those nu-
merous side ravines, whose black en-
frances he could dimly perceive. 4
was all 70 serene. 80 peaceful. the
truth seemed impossible-that he Wa
actually gazing down into Q veritabk
hell on earth. a rendezvous Of whit
thieves and Indian murderers, q bot
der fortress for all the nameless devH
try Of the frontier.
And he must invade the Hole, alone
II he would be Of service to this woman
captive! BY sheer recklessness b.
must pierce the thing to the heart. Ye
how was It to Be doosf Not even d
mountain goat could ind passae
down those rocks even By daylight an |
in another hour all would be darlmea
He could not remain thsre; bsfon
night made the search impossible \ |
must at least ind water and Q plao
In which to camp. He stared down
into those deepening misss below. a.
ready beginning to bIee out the fss-
lures OF the valley.
God, what . he'e. b brealhed;
ut ID ike looking straight Into hdl.
1hs only way down must b eoos-
where to the LETT. Cass told NJ Thy
passed In under that waterman
ne GOT 70 hie fest, With the p0y
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