Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-07
" Haunted Valley
BY HERBERT ROBINSON
Adapted from the Patheserial by
Frank Leon Smith

BY HERBERT ROBINSON
Copyright by Pafhe Exchange, Inc.

thing would happen, eh?" Big
Louis grinned like shark. lie
comprehended,
Eugene Craig, at the power house,
was giving his Workmen finaI in
stfuctions. "The honor of turning
the water into the penstocks above
and starting the turbines shall b
Miss Rangers" he. announced. The
word was given, Ruth turned the
wheel, and the water rushed on
from the sluice below the gate. iii
girl then turned smilingly 10 CTaic
but look Of horror was sprcadIn
over his face. She followed his 2az'
and saw Big Louis throwing a mum
Der Of odd-looking objects INTO h.
sluicewaY a short distance below.
Craig thought quickly, It was
too late to stop the water and til.
dynamite. he rushed to the ski
car, yelled TO the hoist men, and tht
car descended with great speed
Craig leaped off at the bottom Of h
grade and ran like a madm9n M
the lower power house where Il
valves were which detected II
water from the turbines and sent
away to the river bed, He arrive
lust in time. The objects loated b
and few moments later a nunbe
of explosions followed. With Viz
cry, Craig threw the wheels pa
again and reversed the water oa~
into the turbines.
81 don't know what | would eve
do without you," Ruth told Craig
few moments later when she arrive;
at his side.
Il am sure you will never have t
do without me, Tiff you don't var
to-" the Young man answered slyk
And then the Governor and ii
official engineer arrived and greeteC
the young people. He was delighteC
to learn that the work was complct
ed
eff my engineer reports that c.
erything Is satisfactory he said,
have the papers and the bank draf,
here to pay your company in full.
While Ruth and Craig discusse
things with Lanera, the englnce'
made his inspection. A short timt
later he returned and told them tina
everything was satisfactory. Their
the Governor produced the oficia
papers. Ruth signed the document.
and the bank draft was turned over
to her.
"When can we catch a steamer
Governor Lanera ?" she asked. I'VE
must get back to the States as socr
! as possible"
The Governor smiled at the bust
ness-hke attitude OF the beautiful.
American girl. "Therc is a steamet
leaving today he informed her
"and you can catch it If you hurry
would be delighted to have yoL
take my car, it will get you thsfc
in pretty good time.
THANK you muchly," Ruth re
! piled, but the little railroad car will
| be faster" The Governor again
smiled ana babe his American
| friends farewell
Happy and proud of what they
! had accomplished, Ruth and Craig
| were sitting on the front of the littll
| ear as it sped down the mountain.
! side, when suddenly-as though to
/ yindicate the prophecy of Big Louis
! father-they saw a great, black col
| umn of smoke arising from the conf
4 cal mountain ahead. Then there
| was a terrific earth upheaval and
the two young people chung to one
| another as the ground shook under
| them. Another earth tremor follow.
! ed and 4 giant tree crashed to the
! track, just behind the madly speed
ing car.
Craig was at loss what to do, wifi
ihe car speeding down the noun
tain and the earthquake shaking
things up continually. He attemp
ed to stop the machinery of the car
knowing not why. And then, ahead
of them, a dreadful earth tremor
caused the sides of the banking near
the tracks to slide away, and the
rails were undermined.
Ruth, terrified, chung to Craig,
waiting and wondering what was CO.
ing TO happen next. Suddenly, a
short distance ahead of them, the
earth seemed TO open up, like a 81
gantic monster yawning. Power
less, the young people chung to each
other and waited.
lTo be eoHtiHued.)