Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-08-14

mA@kn 30. Very soon the other passex
MaR@ began 10 struggle mp. First cam
Lord George. then Harry and Akin
a&t@@ Denslow, and last Of @ll. Mr.
ARchman. whom the comparative quie
az the bay had partly restored q
healfh. All gathered IN a group and
shattered excitedly. without gettini
anywhere. until Captain Bunker cam,
no and gave direction to the CONVEX
amfi0n
my orders directed me TO come to
this bay he said. n reply to numer-
oaB questions as TO what be was going
70 DO TO the northeast corner Of that
island yonder. As you can see. we are
GOT yet at the northeast corner, but
are about the middle Of the east side
anchored here last night partly be
cause the red IIne on your map came
down 10 the sea about here, and partly
because did not want to move about
these waters In the dark any more
than had 70. don't see any land
tng place. but Til send a boat IN TO
see whether Il is possible TO land
Then I will run north about q mile
% the corner OF the island and see
what I can find there. Meanwhile,
perhaps We had all better 90 TO break
last
All went. still chattering excitediy.
When they came up again. boat was
approaching the ship. Bess screamed
ont &C sight Of Il. and then cried out
again in disappointment as she reeog-
nExed Collins on board and realized
that It was one Of the nj Rios boats
that had been accommodating the shore
Collins, however. brought news.
there's q sort Of cleft In the rocks"
ne reported. You don't see Il from
here, but II goes IN deep and ends with
a fair landing place. There's no sign
of q path up the rocks. but the ascent
seems to be fairly easy"
The news caused fresh excitement.
THe discovery OF the entrance seemed
to be proof Of the accuracy Of the
chart, and both Bess and Mrs. Arch
man we're aeos to so ashore at once.
Captain Bunker, however, demurred.
Possibly this cleft will lead you /
where you want 10 50" he said ~But
my Instructions sag nothing about
landing. They merely tell me to go to
he northeast corner. Presumably Mr..
ArchEnan will be watching for as and
viii communicate. Certainly he won't
se watching for anybody on this path,
because he doesn't know that you have
'eeovered the map. II seems to me
Hest to obey instructions and run 70
ne place Mr.. Archman specified, stay
az there long enough to give him q
nance 20 see as and to communicate.
Z he doesn't. we can come back"
Mrs Archman listened with evident
IsapprOvnI. Her anxiety for her hus-
and and for Nellie had grown enor-
lously since she had heard OF the
sbbery Of the safe and the attempt to
gmaI.
eve ought to land right away" she
Fright away. IT'S per
city dreadful to walt. Those people
no are following win get ahead OF
; II we don't Where are they, any
ayr Where have they gomez They'll
4 ahead OF as and m-murder Henry"
Besa tried to calm the excited lady.
Vow, mother" she began.
But MIRA Archman would not stop.
know more about them than any OF
"a" she burst out. Il don't know
ueh. but know that Henry has been
raid Of them for years and years
. wouldn't tell me anything. he said W
wasn.t Ms secret.
But when he brought Nellie to
-ts
She broke OF as she noticed the dis mi
lcs sensation that her words pro- q
ced Il mean. she cried Il mean ex
zen Nellie was born and--and--oh / op
|, ! don't know what ! mean. But ria
2 afraid I'm afraidr' 90
Never mind. Mrs Archman." Miss ev'
nsIow came to Bess' rescue. -It's me
right We've thrown whoever was
lowing ne completely on the track. vel
plain Bunker must obey orders aud IN
- ihe place deaiguztad. Xou can't Il
what might happen II he didn't. ira
esr be can come back. She led dal
J half-hysteEical woman to q seat. we
moment later the boat was holsted Ing
and the III Rio started on her short
! 20 the norfheast corner OF the lay
rad. AS she went. those on beard VIII
nned the mountain closely, with Inc
d glasses and with naked eyes. try dos
20 discover the path indicated by ste'
red tine OF the Chart But this Pile
red lnp0sSlbl@. even With the start Of
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