The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-03
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Nattefson H. Rothacker.

cave openings on the hin side above
u.s.
"He pointed up 20 tho caves
when ne gave u Go me- said !.
well. that settles it. This r.
Ia chart OF tho caves What
Eighteen OF them. all In a row
some short some deep, some
branching. same as we saw them.
les a map. and here's cross ON
H. What's tho cross forf II in
placed 20 mark one that Is much
deeper than the others
''One that goes thru" l cried
n believe our young friend has
read the riddle, said Challenger.
IL the cave does not so thru l DO
not understand why this person.
who has every reason 60 mean ms
well. should have drawn cur atten.
ton TO IL. Hut " Il does so thru
and comes out az tho correspond
ing point ON tho other side, We
should not have moro than 100 feet
TO descend"
~ hundred fset.' grumbled sum.
merlee.
well. our rope is still more than
100 feet long" cried. surely
We could set down"
How about tho Indians In the
eayeg'' Summarize objected.
There arc no Indians IN any
OF the caves above our heads"
said !. They arc all used as harms
and store houses. why should We
not 80 up now az once and SPY
out the lands'
There Is a dry bituminoua wood
upon tho plateaua species OF at.
aucaria. according 10 our .boianlst
which is always used by the In.
dams Tor torches, Zach Of us pick
ed up fageot OF this. and We
made our way mp wced,covercd
steps 10 tho particular cave which
was marked IN tho drawing. II
was. na had said. empty. save
for a great number Of enormous
bats. which Tapped round our heads
a. wo advanced into u. ~ We had
no desire 20 draw the attention ot
the Indians 10 our proceedings. We
stumbled along IN tho dark until
VIC had gone round several curves
and penetrated n considerable dis,
tpnce into tho cavern Then. at
last. wo liz cur torches. II was a
beautiful dry tunnel with smooth
gray walls covered with native sym
bols. curved roof which archcd
our heads. and white gllsteniug sand
beneath our feet. We hurried
eagerly along Il until. with a deep
groan OF bitter disappointment VIC
were brought 70 a halt. \ sheer
wall OF rock had appeared before us.
with no chlnk thru which a mouse
could have slipped. There was no
escape for us There,
We stood with bitter hearts star.
inS at this unexpected obstacle.
II was not tho result OF any con.
vulsion. as In the case of tho as-
cending tunnel The end wall was
exactly like the side ones II was.
and had always been. a cul.dcsae.
Never mind. my friends" said
the indomiiablo Challenger You
have s,in my firm promise OF a
balloon.
Summarize groancd.
can We be In the wrong cayc?'
suggested.
NO use. young feliah." said
Lord John. with his finger on tho
chart. Seventeen from ,he right
ana second from the left. This is
the cave sure enough"
I looked NJ tho mark 10 which
his finger pointed. and gave a
sudden cry OF JOY.
Il believe / have II, Follow me,
Follow mcy'
! hurried hack along the way wa
had come. my torch in my hand.
Here" said I. pointing to some
matches upon the ground. is where
we 1t up"
Exactly"
Wen. Il Is marked as a forked
cave. and in the darkness We pass.
Cd the fork before the torches wer.
~. on tho right side as We go
out We should find the longer arm"
IT wns rs had said. We had not
gone 30 yards before great black
opening doomed in the waii. We
turned into Il TO find tina. we we're
IN much larger passage than be-
fore. Along IL we hurried in
brcathless impationco for many hun.
dreds OF yards. Then. suddenly. in
the black darkness of the arch in
front OF US We saw CLEAN OF dark
red light
ITO BE Continued.l