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

with anxiety or anger. Meverthmla.
be forced a laugh.
Il wanted to set man to help carr,
the basket" be explained. ssBut
guess they were cut OF earnhek W.
can leave the things here or We cms
divide them up and carry them.
guess we'd better leave them. Ther.
really want much use ia brlnsin.
them"
Lord George and Bess. who had
started up the ravine, turned baek ID
see what was the matter. AZ Collins
words, Lord George spoke up. "why
not put them In the cave. old chapf''
he demanded.
what caveT'
Don't you knowf It's . dainty
little cave, II Is really. Miss Arch
man found Il q bit up the gully. IFS
just the place where one would store
things. you know"
Gave goes +" Collins bent TO tina
baskets. Lend q hand, Mr.. Arch.
man." he directed. as he straight
ened up.
With some dlficulty. the two carried
the baskets for the hundred feet or 20
up the gorge and deposited them well
back In the cave. which proved 10 be
a mere hollow In the cliff, overhanRins
a projecting ledge OF rock. III Il
rains, the bareback won't get drenched
here" observed Collins. as be put down
his load
The way up the ravine was steep
but climbabIe. even for MIRA Archman.
who. assisted by Collins. followed Bess
and Lord George. who led the way.
Harry and Miss DensIOw came last.
About ten minutes, climbing brought
them to a break in the right-hand wall |
OF the cleft, through which something |
that might have been considered 20 |
be 3 path led on to the north No one
paid much attention to It. however. as
the red line on the map went straight
upward. past It.
Not far beyond this the six reached
the top OF the ravIne and came out
On the slope that as seen from the
Fl Rio ran up 10 the abruptly rising
ace Of the peak. The trees. however.
we're too dense to permit e view Of che
'ay and the ship. snd they gent on.
ollowing as well as they could the
lowldery course Of the creek. which
eemed TO coincide pretty well with
he position indicated by tha red line
n the map. Denser and denaer grew
be trees. and more and more imper-
eptlbIe the track. tn poor Mrs. Arch ,
lan dropped down despalringly. This ,
ant be the path" she walled. You've
often OF II somewhere. And can't
limb another foot I cAu'tis
The others looked at her and then
{ each other. She had merely voiced Z
be belief that had been growing In 4
Il their minds II guess we'd better
1rn back after we've rested q while
suggested harry. I
But Miss Denslow objected at
.ems 20 me that the woods are a I
tile thinner on yonder." she said,
,intlng ahead and to the right. 1--WE (
light ret a view from there" III
Let's nnd out" Harry was on. 1
'eaklug a way through the under I
'owth. and after a moments hesita- 4
On Collins followed him. An instant
ter Harry's voice was heard. calling
''COme up here. you people. I
r the love Of Mfkefn he shouted.
Bess and Lord George raced OF. and /
n. Archman followed more slowly,
ded by Miss Denslow. The two
emed TO have taken a great fancy
each other 4
Harry was standing on q lump Of
ok that shOuldered through the leafy
yer Of the mountain TIL Il stood
most as high as the tops Of the trees
AZ surrounded Il. Behind Il rose the
ak OF the mountain. but before II
etched a wonderful panorama Of
} bay. FiAgedZ islands and far
etching sunlit sea. The long shad-
y Of the land shot eastward over
} waters Affair. trails Of smoke or I
ANS OF white showed where steaua- -
and sailing Bhlpa crossed the seas ~
Below. close to the island. the NJ
} awayed smoothly on the waves
L rolled In xr0mA the outer sea. ON
decks tiny. almost imperceptlhle. aIe
ares came and went. The whole An
pc waa axQulslto. miniature eel slo
sparkling diamonds The Sin hel
tched Il almost bFeathlessly. ale
abruptly Collins cried cut. He had Az
aeld glasses NJ his eyes and was drs
ming the bay and the Ei Rio. sle
,ok !" he cried. ln q voice that nc
llled the others. Look Behind cor
( island 3uas west Of the El Rlo snu
at IL thAt9 Lord George. you've sss
glasses and you're naval men. Sal
at Ia thaeY nj
D the msdale Of The bay, quarter ire.
! mile. perhaps. west Of the Fl Rio. =
ltehed low wooded Island. Be ese.
d Il. close 20 the shore. lay sonaa- val
Ia Icing and narrow and deadly ties
slng. Invisible IRON the Ei he vic
from the lower shore. Il was tn | che
d view from the mountain. Gollsma 0ns
pointing 20 Il with shaking anmera