Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-11-17
CHAPTER VII-Continued

He dumped at her FEET the roIT fron
n horses back, setting his rifle dnwr
against it, Then he led Buck away,
x%igzagging t~ediously. at last passing
from sight beyond an o~ufiutffn~
monster crag. When he re5oined
Gloria she was staring Off ut nothing
ness. her back TO him
He dashed the two canvas rolls 10
Eether. swung them up to his Shout
ders, took frying-pan. cofTpe-rot. and
rife In his free hand. and nodded
toward the. small pack of provisions
which had been left orer from lunch.
Better bring those he advised briefly.
There's no telling what may he In the
cards" He ven ON along the knife
edge of the ridge. down into d little
depression. UP beyond She snatched
up the parcel
Nhen she came ND with him he had
thrown down his pack at the very edge
or the gorge She came to his side
leaned forward. and looked ssaEn- Far
below plunged the widest torrent she
had ever seen. it looked as black as
ebony In sections of smoother channel
and as cold as death /, it spun In whirI-
pools. IL filed the air with Its din. And
King meant to go down 10 1T. 10 cross
IL, to climb the dizzy cliff upon the
further side She knew from his look
without asking. For Just across the
chasm from them i'm the highest of the
cliffs was the yawnIng biack-mourhed
place OF horrors.
King went about his. task method
fcally. Slowly and with difficulty he
made his way down fhe steep wall of
rocks, dragging and pulling fhe roll or
bedding and provisions after him He
went upstream there iay am old cedar
log SO that 1t spanned the current. ffs
sturdy old trunk ten feet above the
water. For a moment King disapl
peared under an ont thrust ledge then
she saw him again, the pack on his
shoulders. He had climbed up TO the
top OF the log. he was crossing.
Where ne went now she must follow
Unerringly he trod the rude bridge
underfoot, gained the other side with
out mishap. tossed down his bundle.
and lowered himself from the lo~ after
It, On he went. downstream again
clinging to the steep pitch of the gorge,
until he was almost under the mouth
OF the cayern- lit was n hundred fprt
above him and the cliffs. from where
Gloria sat numb with the cold and
dread, looked unsurmounfabie. Yet
he was going up themt
And where he goes ron viii follow
lit was as though the wild waters be
low were chanting 1t into her ears
Slowly, t%ediously. but with never d
sign of hesitation. King made his way
the Cliff Nor was the task the Fn-
possible n it looked from a distance
There were cracks and c~reyices. there
were seams of a harder material which.
better withstanding the attacks OF
time, We're thrust out beyond the gen |
eral level; on them a man might stand
King had drawn up after him, stage
stage, the roll of bedding. using
Blackie's tie-rope 10 haul III M and to
moor 1t briefly. AT length he came
safely to the caves mouth Then he
drew up to his feet the dangling roll. |
1t In his arms he was gone into
yawning hole She waited breath I
Iessly for his return She saw him
come again into the light. he had the
in his hand, was coilfng IT. He
to come down He was return
ing for her.
She did not stir while he made the
descent.
II am going to spend the day up
he told her In his studied al0of
manner. TN know soon enough nov
what truth there Ii I'm the story Of
Jus tngIe's gold. There's room in the
to sleep. and there's shelter OF
Tomorrow morning. III / lnd
It'll start hack with ron III
ron care to como up NOW Ill help
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