The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-01

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o. theni What-what happened? Car
IL you tell mel they will have thosS
rocks dug away In a moment"
e "Yes. yes. he was here. be and Gar.
e rity-the judge, you know. They
they are both In there now. buried
I what did happen: II all came on US
Ia a flash. There was a tunnel In
; here. a room, where old Alyara had
: been mining years and years ago. He
} must have died there all alone, for
saw his skeleton on pile OF stone.
Then those two went in-Meager and
J Garrity-with a broken lantern +
think one OF them fell, and-there
must have been some powder left
there--powder old Alyara had. maybe,
lot Of H. ii saw the flash, and
jumped back-they are there yet,
buried"
Bob Meager Is deadT
Crushed TO a pulp"
His head sank back helplessly, and
his eyes closed. Carney and Jones
rolled the last stone from or the i'm
prisoned limbs. but he lay insensIble.
The three soldiers bore him out
through the black passage to the en-
trance. and. with the assistance of
those others outside. lifted his body |
over the rock barrier. between the
clingfng vines into the sunlight. Deb
orah never left his side, and as they
placed the body on the short turf, his
head rested again on her arm. The
sergeant knelt. and felt the out
stretched limbs.
Badly bruised. and perhaps crushed
Bit" he said at last. but / doubt
II there Is bone broken. He'll be
all right presently. One of you fell
lows bring canteen. Now, miss. a
little water will do the captain more
good than anything else. What is II,
I'VE can hardly move him at pres
ent Sergeant He'll have to rest
awhile before he can ride. Perhaps
we better search those bodies back
here. and dispose OF them In some
way"
"very well. SIR"
They disappeared together. all but
wo troopers left on guard; below in
he valley the troop horses grazed I'm
ne sunshine. Deborah. bathing tho
'hite face gently. waited with wildly
eating heart. She was free. free. and
'aniei helleen lived. There was
othing else In life to think about
He slowly opened his eyes. and
niled up at her. as though her being
lere was the most natural thing In
le world.
The blue sky" he said, his voice
show beautiful II is. Cd
II II Is good to get out Of that hole. :
Ith dead men everywhere"
Yes she replied. but don't try
talk now; that Is all over with"
But ! want to talk" he insisted
keeps me from thinking; II makes
know II Is all real-this blue sky
d you"
Then II you must. tell me wha,
opened; II seems almost a miracle-
1T was a miracle. and am NOT
% but you were Gods messenger"
replied soberly. Then slowly. hest. \
ingly, prompted now and then nv \
question. he told his story, his voice
wing stronger rs he spoke. Ths
lrd sat on rock a dozen feet \
n.y. their carblnes between their 4
'es, eyes on the deserted valley be. l
, Inc girl bent over eagerly
King not to lose word. Al m. v,
kelleen asked suddenly:
The paper you took from the bow, II.
d-what was ltY" II
only map. very roughly drawn. =
written on In Spanish. / could n
e little out OF lt-see.- II
he held II out before him. a val. Ill
creased paper. looking a century CAN
He held II for moment IN his q y,
hands' peering At the crlsscro.s mat
mes impatiently. OF ri
'erhaps Il was one Aivara left- ,,d IN
aid slowly. "and the boy has Eat
d He followed the rainbow 20 wish
end" ~ s s,oh.
nd We viii never known posit
o; the end was DEATH more
sy were quiet long while: tho, Just
and moved and touched her o.rn er,r
eyes. which had been on the v.l- '-grr
dropped wonderingly 20 his face ar r5u
bis Is not all. is ft--iust 20 b, Trunl
axainr' be asked softly. -
Il hardly know what you mean- n
lek there In he tunnel be n, "
When nrst looked up into Sko
eyes ! rad message: I want ~
I'd n again. hoe
mcssase-are you sureY-
$, dear. ! am SURE; Il was n
ge Of love- Ia
was 20 longer looking at him.
he caught her breath The,
EYES met once more. ,.s..
. me sane message alwaya ns<
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