The Adair County news., 1922-03-21

Eet will only he safe when Senior
Macklin and my brother are both
awGv"
'N'ou mean that am to hide on
Wonder somewhere until yOU Irr
ready?" he questioned. rs that tie
schpmp?"
"Thcre is no other thing possible.
Even that may fail. SenOr, do NOT ne
Il fool she urged earnestly. 81 En"r"
the 'anger of all 'E-s; you not rc"lfz"
even vet what por means to he Il ir.S
Oner in Wolves hole. These men keel.
it is their only law. I risk nv life 10
do this. and there is but one chaHc"
of success. Alone. unaided. yuH cu,
never get out of here-nevcr Why
Won ask. Because. senior, every pass
is under guard; they are never lrit
Opcg.'
"Ehcn how are we to g0?'
",luug path known only to my
SELF and one other. senOr. \ ycUn-
Indian found Get by accident and con-
fidr.i his secret to me! He come. AMI
went that way for a year, but no "@"
''l~'' 'l't". ''Li't ll'' tN'lN lllt lta4tl a|-
to ron: Get is rough, yet can he fol-
low "I Now YOU see l am ri"IrE"
~ have no choice; I owe voU wv
life already"
~"hou Go rs I say. scnor. I VIII
leave vou where YOU can never be
found have food here in this >acs.
You must wait there hidden until
come. Ect may he a day, two days.
three days: that make no difference
You have my pledge that I VIII bring
her do not lie Then YOU VIII DO
this ns I say
"Yr> PancnG."
"GrurfaS, rct will he at night when
we come. and you will have to climb
those rocks in the dark YOU Will need
stout hearts for that trip; but eet is
hettrr to risk than stay here an die,
senior. Now ! fclI yOU-Indian Joe
will believe you found that knife. and
crIt your wav out alone; he viii try tn
follow. an he is like wolf on the trail.
He will not believe You can get away;
my brother is great tracker, an they
think eet easy to run you down. Me
fool them. senior"
But how? they will surely see
your footprints"
Nine she laughed softly. 'NOt
to ever know them. senOr-see; eet is
mans boot wear. and scarcely have
stepped off solid rock. Now we 90 TO
the stream yOnder. and then wade up
Al, Il, will no NJ
trail. Let us not wait, senior"
The man followed without a word,
touching her with one hand in guild
ancc. They were upon crest of solid
rJ%ck, worn smooth by the ages, and so
advanced unchecked for a hundred
feet. until the ridge suddenly termi-
mated at the bank of narrow stream.
A single step. and both were standing
In the water and she had grasped his
hand.
"Eet is swift, but not deep" she
said confidently. 81 have waded eet
many a time We must hurry"
He took the bag of provisions and
swung it across one shoulder and to-
gpther they began plowing their way
through the downward rush of water.
It was tiresOme, but they plunged
steadily forward. finding the bottom
firm. Shelby did not know how far
they advanced. nor could he tell. in
the darkness, the exact nature of their
surroundings. His impression was
that they were penetrating a narrow
side ravine, between great Overshad-
owing masses of OutcrOpping stone,
which intensified the gloom. Every
step took them higher above the floor
of the Hole. and, at times the stream
which they scarcely could make prog
ress. The girl kept close to the rocks
on the right. and struggled forward
braveIy. never IOOsening her grasp on
his hand. Meeting as he must the
stronger sweep of the current, Shelby
felt the strain, and was glad when she
finally came to a halt.
"Eet'S here" she said, "a few steps
more. and leave you. The greatest
danger is my not getting back in
time"
There was an opening in the solid
rock of the wall, a mere crevIce. so
concealed by tangled Shrubbery as to
be invisible even in daylight How she
had recognized the spot in that dark
ness was a mystery; through the sense
of feeling probably, for her hands in
stantly parted the intcrlaccd branches,
and she crept through them with Shell
by, on his hands and knees, close be
hind. They emerged into a gulch, as
though some giant AK of the gods had
Cleaved the very face of the cliff, a
gulch dry, scarcely four feet in width,
rock walled Oh either side, and almost
! a tunnel because Of Stunted growth.
where dwarf oaks had found some
lOdgment in cracks and creviceS. Pan
cha stopped, breathing heavily from
! the eXertiOn of the climb.
You 90 on alone from here senior"
| she instructed. the words painting he
tween her lips. There is nothing TO
| do but follow the gulch. 4 hundred
| yards and there is an opening at the
| right, a small cave. You will feel eet
with your hand. You need have no
fear IN pnter and no one can ever find