Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-02
CHAPTER xvI-consinmssl


< followed By heavy spiashea. &c q
+ boats struck the water Then me
! shot away from the ship and vnnishs|
into the shoreward shadows.
They've separated" muttered Lorl
George. They're going IN three OF
ferent directions. And they're puiiln|
( fast. Listen to them. They're 3,
] love. Arcbman. I've guessed Il. Come
! body's escaped and they're after him
! Maybe It's your daughter and Bunker
Bunker, has found way
The sound Of the oars did indeed
show that the boats had separated
widely. To right and to left the creak.
ing had grown fainter. But directly n
front 1t had grown louder.
Lord George noticed II and jumped.
zone Of them's coming hersw be
cried. We've got to do Something
quick. HelIoi What's thatY'
From Immediately behind rattle
Of oars had sounded. Slmultanecuely
Olaf spoke. sour boat. She come r.
he said.
A boat. with lantern and q reaee.
Cor AZ the bow, had shot into slight b.
hind the three men.
Archman sprang toward II with an
exclamation. "Just In time 7" be cried.
Lord George. call your party down.
Don't lose q minute. We must get tina
women to safety" He turned again
to the boat Turn around. quick" BE-
ordered. "Come along the bank and
walt. Once more he faced toward
the slope. up which Lord George was
IhurryIng. quick For heavens sake.
quick T, be called.
But Lord George was already az the
top giving the alarm. and the next mo-
ment the party came plunging down
ward
Lord George himself led the way,
guiding Miss Denslow's footsteps and
preventing her topping over every
precipltoua break Ia the path. Behind
her came Harry Archmen. steadylng
hls mother ~ well as be could ou the
harrow pathway. The poor lady was
only half aroused from sleep and WAS
toftering from weariness, but she did
her best. melted by the news that her
husband was waiting heF, and by Lord |
Georges perhaps 0yer0ptimlstic asser-
lions that her troublea were over.
Behind her came Besa. and the rear
was brought up By Collins. who had
come up. painting. Just in time to join
the rest. An he took the FIRST step OF
the descent, the moon. slipping shove
the last screening peak. Illuminated
the mountainsIde and al OF the water
except a narrow band close TO the
shore. In the FefulRence the boat from
the ri nlo stood plainly ont. The ra-
vine itself escaped the direct rays. but
ita details became family Visible By
the reflected light.
AZ the bottom Of the slope. beside
the nat rock where Lord George had
nrst halted. lay broad, shsllow boat.
beside which Archmau stood waiting.
MIRA Archman tottered into his arms.
rHenryl Henry I" abe sobbed
Archman patted her on the back.
that's all right. motheri" he said.
FAN right Everythlng's all right
Bis breath caught as he remembered
Nellie. but he went on bravely. sect
INTO the boat. he begged. ~We've got
no time TO Ioss. Quick. quick |"
Lord George glanced about him, TAX
nag IN details which had before been
Invisible IN the gloom The ravine
was not q real ravine. II was merely
a recess or inlet between hlgh. rocky
slopes. II ended abruptly half a dozen
feet back from where he steod. In a
wall Of rock IN which
Rapad the black facs Of cave. The
reeculnR beat had come out Of this
and was going hack into Il.
LORD Gaorge glanced At his compan- !
Ions Obviously they were more than .
the beat wculd held. And the mutt
nsers were very near. Ne spun /
around.
.HeFe. boys--whnfever your names
are--connel Wen hold the entrance .
he started toward the sea.
walt wnieIn Archmanas call was !
auIek. wen hold chem. bat not Just !
here. Come. I viii show your He J
Dushed she boat on and tia two oars
asen, polling with their oaFa. drove Il I
oensath the bleck arcaway Of the cav .
sfm. Thea be fnrned. ~F0ilOw me- = I
se ordered. sad stepped Into 3 narrow, 4
alrnoat unnoflcenble ledge ~ rock that
ram asoms the ssde e the entrancs to /
Ihe cave liz
Hnlx out q nlsAt Be turned ana
beeEonaa. .CnEme r ha urged and
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