San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-22
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, cheerful and versatile soul as Giu.
seppe was more likely to satisfy Jenny
| than he.
The return of the motor boat ar
rested his reflections.
But Doria once more came back to
Grows Nest alone.
After the time was up. / ran in, .
he said. THE cave was empty. Now
l am good deal alarmed and
come back to you"
Much puzzled, Brendon delayed
only to get his revolver and an cleo
tric torch. He then descended with
Doria to the water and they were
soon afloat again. The launch ground
ed her prov on little beach before
the entrance of Robert Redmayne's
hiding-place.
Both men landed and Giuseppe
made fast the launch. Then immedi-
ate evidence of tragedy confronted
them. The lamp stood on ledge
and flung radius of light over the
floor beneath. Here had been col
lected the food and drink supplied
to Redmayne on the previous DAY.
and it was clear that he had eaten
and drunk heartily. But the arrest
ing fact appeared on the beaten and
broken surface of the ground. Heavy
boots had torn this mp and plowed
burrows in it. At one spot Law an
impression, as though some large
object had fallen, and here Brendon
saw bloOd-a dark patch already
drying, for the substance of it was
soaked away in the sandy single on
which it had dropped.
Spots of blood and the dragged i'm
preston of some heavy body
stretched along the ground to the
stone steps and there disappeared.
Pull yourself together and help
me if You cam" said Brendon.
Where does this place lead?"
There are many shallow steps,
then a long slope. and, after that.
you have to bend your head and
scramble out through hole. You
are then on plateau halfway up
the cliff
Lamenting the loss of time. Mark
lent hand and the launch was soon
above high-water mark. Then. with
Brendon in front and the light from
his torch upon the steps, they began
their ascent. Save for a drop of
blood here and there, the stone stair
way gave no clue; but when they
had reached its summit and the sub
terranean path turned to the left.
still i'll tunnel of the solid rock.
they marked on the ascending slope.
slippery with percolations from the
roof. straight smear dragged over
the muddy surface.
For tho 1act tan ra,,ls &c Al. -.
mel, Mark had to go on hi, knees and |
crawl. Then he emerged and found |
himself in the open air on a shelf |
hung high between the earth nd |
The sea.
Here Brendon saw evidences that
the dead weight dragged from be-
meath had remained still a while.
Where is the path from here?"
Mark asked, and Doria. proceeding
cautiously TO the east of the plateau.
presently indicated a rocky footpath
hat assembled from it.
Brendon desired to be at Dart
mouth as swiftly as possible, so that
| search might be instituted at
lawn. Doria considered whether he
night make best speed by road or
water, and decided that he could
ring Mark more quickly to the sea-
,ort in the launch than along the
highway.
Brendon agreed and they descend
d the zig-zag path and then, from
he plateau. re-entered the tunnel
nd presently reached the step.
gain and the cavern beneath. Ex-
inguishing the lamp. which still
urned steadily, they were soon
float.
Brendon directed Doria how to
ct.
"Tell Mrs. Pendean and the SER
ant TO lock up the house and then
Din u.s." he said.
DORA obeyed and in ten minutes
eturned with Jenny, dazed and pale.
nd the frightened domestic still
nmbling at her bodice buttons.
Doria's work was now done and.
aving directed him TO take the i