East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-08
"The Cave of Peril .
Chapter ten of white Eagle adapted by Herbert
Crooker from the Pathe photoplay serial
starring Ruth Roland Original story
by Val Cleveland.
Thev Al, hid IN the dfnty lit wigwar
by Val Cleveland.
Copyright by Pathe Exchange, Inc.

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as Ruth entered. The girl aPproachec
the FIRE and greeted Stone Ear, Whe
actually seemed glad to see her kuth
held out the amulet to the deaf ana
dumb squaw. Stone Ear became tre-
mendously excited on receiving Lame
Elk's token and started to make signs
to the Indian boy, but before the
youth could tell the girl the meaning,
Eulia's men rushed out of their hiding
place and surrounded Ruth.
The girl quickly snatched the amulet
from Stone Ear and sprung back from
the cowpunchers. The old Indian,
realizing Ruth's position, threw
blanket over the fire throwing the
wiewam in darkness. In the contu-
sion which followed, Ruth made her
escape and ran towards small can
yon back OF thick growth OF trees.
AS She arrived at the canyon, with
the men close behind her, there was a
sound of rapid hoof-beats, and the
White Rider galloped UP, swung her
to his saddle and dashed off, leaving
Julia's men stupehed. They rushed
back to where their horses were tet?l-
cred and started in pursuit of the
The White Rider finally came to the
box canyon where the gate in the en-
ormous tree led to his cave dwelling.
As he disappeared inside, the cowboys
drew up, just i'll time to see the door
close Arriving in the large chamber,
the horsernan told Ruth tO remain
there while he disposed of the pur-
suers, as he could hear them trying
to force their way inside. Already they
had gained entrance through the tree
and were hurrying through the open
ing and down the tunnel.
In small rock chamber, the White
Rider strobe to the wall, where an
electrical apparatus and lever stood on
table. Peering through narrow
opening in the wall, he saw Julia's
men approaching.
Meanwhile, Ruth became frightened
at remaining alone in the chamber.
Brushing against a bookcase, she
heard a spring click. She tried to move
the bookcase, and found that it slid
back on a groove along the wall. An
entrance to a secret passageway dis
closed itself. Ruth entered and slid
the bookcase back into place.
vantage, watched the approaching men
intently. Slowly he let his hand rest
on the lever-then, with calm delibera-
ton, pressed il down. A terrific explo-
sion followed which shook the noun
tainside. The whole side of the can
yon at the tree was blown up. and the
air was filled with bits of flying rock
and sand. Julia's men were running
for dear life as the sand poured down
upon them.
The mysterious horseman left his
place and rushed back to the chamber.
An exclamation left his lips when he
saw that Ruth was not there. lie
rushed to the bookcase and swung it
back. Sand poured out on the floor
at his feet. The passageway was COM
pletely blocked.
Ruth, in the secret passageway, was
cropping toward the light when sud
denly the roof ahead of her caved Ill
and a flood of light came down from
above. The girl tried to climb cut,
but the sides were too perpendicular
she could not get a foothold.
The White Rider tried to clear the
debris away from the Blocked entrance
in order to reach the girl, but It seemed
hopeless. The more he cleared, the
more rocks and sand fell down. Try
ing another secret entrance to the
passageway, he was again greeted by
a mass of stones and sand. To reach
her seemed impossible.
! Ruth, in the cave, was making no
progress. All her attempts at escape
were greeted with volume of sand
and rocks from all sides. Suddenly
she heard a humping on one of the
walls. Perhaps help was coming! Her
Joy was short lived, however, as tom
of sand began to pour down upon heI
so fast that she could not get out o:
4. Already it had reached her waist
line and was still pouring in. All he!
efforts to pull out were in vain.
ITO Be Continued