The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-29

rest anyhow"
The climb took 20 minutes or
more. Some of the going was al
most straight up, with sscanty
foot and toe holds. II was like
adventuring, Carolee thought,
even to the background thrill of
danger and fear. They sat down
at last on a ledge which COM
manded view over everything
near except the main bulk of the
mountain behind them.
PLENTY of ROOM" observed
Stuart. Look at that sea of hills"
He lifted the glasses and looked
through them a long time. He
could see nothing in the wave-like
masses stretching miles to the
west, north and east. Supersti-
! ton blocked the south.
THAT road is down there some
where" he said. eve would be
bound to find it if we rode di-
rectly away from the mountain.
| mean, if we could find trails or
canyons that aren't blocked"
Maybe we could go on foot, ="
suggested Carolee.
I 1T would be nearly 10 miles,
and awfully rough walking. We'd
better try to locate the flat can
yon where Superstition Lodge is.
Is it left or right"
"I-don't know" admitted Car
olce. She was sadly confused
now.
Great gold hunters we are"
Stuart growlcd. Cant even find
ourselves, much less nugget.
Let's ride again"
They started back down, and
found the descent almost as hard
as the climb. Carolee slipped once,
almost cutting her knee on a rock.
She was trembling little when
she stood up again, but she went
gamely on, declining Stuart'S Of
fer to aid her.
She was even in the lead part
of the time, and once she drew
back and gasped. Instantly Stu
art was with her. But she had
! simply been startled at the CHASTITY
skeleton of u COW, some steer that
had Strayed from its range and
died of thirst or in fall. Never
thelesS, this experience didn't help
any, under the circumstances.
He led the way definitely now.
After q minute or two ne spoke
"Say, | never saw those bones
on the way up there, did yOu?'
"No-o-o, ! didn't" she admit
ted. 1--WE overlooked them, sup
pose"
But the incident crystallized q
new thought in both their minds.
They were STOPPING to pass under
limbs. parting scrub oak and
lodging Spanish dagger an d
maguey plants, suffering ankle
nipS from cacti, skidding on rocks.
Where, in this maze of wilderness,
had they left the horses? L h G
boy and girl stopped and stared
at each other. Smiles were de-
cidedly forced,
All at once, however, CarOlee
frightened.
She purSed her lips and whis-
tied. Instantly Chieftain whinnied,
not more than 100 feet away. 81
wasn't a farm lass for nothing"
she laughed, and Stuart APP
plauded. They were soon mount
ed again.
From his saddle Stuart took
one more look through the glasses
before returning them to the
pockee. He swung the field of
vision both high and low, without
any definite hope, and then a
white dot caught his attention. 1t
wasn't down the narrow canyon,
or on any of the nearby boulders,
or on any of the hazily distant
peaks which they could barely
see. It was high, and seemingly
on the very face of Superstition.
There's something, Carolee!
he announced, intently. "Some-
thing white up there. | thought it
was a white rock at first, but Pm
Chinaman if it's not moving.
You look"
She took the glasses and adj
juSted them to her eyes.
"O-o-oh-" she was gleeful. cts
home! That's where / live! | know
it. / recognize it. That's our
clothes line, / know. Mother has
hung out sheets or something.
And that green clump of trees is
where | live. It's home"
Stuart was amazed.
"Your home? Away up there?"
ayes, Stuart We're camped
there, in shack. We're going to
stay until father and the boys find
their silly gold mine. Oh gee-e-e"
Chieftain turned his head to
look at her. she was juggling so
in her excitement. Stuart, too,
was beaming again now.
cts away up" she continued.
! "At least 5000 feet, Father says.