The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-08
CAST OE CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
ROBERT BARRY-hero, ex'
plorer.
Observation-Disclosures, Bar.
ry's partner.
HONEY BEE GIRL-Indian
member of Barry's party.
HADES JONES-pioneer; mem
Der Barry's party.
Yesterday: Bob and Melissa arc
escorted down and out Of the cav
ern and into a lost world world
of strange ancient Indians who
know no English and who worship
the sun.
CHAPTER NVIII
Robert Barry was a trained
scientist. specializing in the an
tiquitieS of man. fascinated al
way, by their history, their man
ueTS, customs, languages. Because
North American man seems liter
ally To have been Graded in our
southwest, Bob Barry had cen
tered his studies there. Tie knew
many things from books and pro-
feSSorS. many more from work in
the field. And-common sense
taught him not a few.
Remember the Teller starving
20 death in Paris, 'LiSSa -
What are You talking about? -
she laughed at him. They had
mancuvercd TO get more food. and
n couple Of hours for rest and
sleep.
The American who saved his
life with Il pencil Bob resumed.
HE was trying 20 make the cafe
waiter understand him. Finally in
desperation he Skctchcd Il picture
OF a COW, and 80 had sizzling
T-bOnc steak for dinner"
She laughed again. Twill YOU
order T-boncS now" she Sug-
gested. And YOU might draw Il
chicken and a bakery and a dish
of peas, if your art Is dcpcnda-
BILE"
He grinncd. but he was serious
too. He had some ideas. They
had been resting inside window
less room. on floor beds made Of
grass and woven fiber blankets.
Brown folk peercd in the lone
door from time 20 time. Evident
~ these watChful ones saw when
they awokc, Cor a crowd greeted
them outside again.
For two hours and more, then.
Bob Barry "convcrScd" with the
man who had accepted the watch.
He was what he appeared 10 DO.
the leader. or chieCtaln. He wore
more clothes than the others. hut
clothing in general evidently was
not a bother 20 these folk: his
pieces were ornamental, marks Of
distinction and rank.
Bob's bunch was right. The
brown chief could understand
much of the sign language which
is universal among wilderness
people. IL il not always the same
in every nation, but there is in
variably n similarity. Close OBJ
servers can interpret" il readily,
for after all il is communication
reduced 10 the simplest of mo-
tionS. about the things common
to all. Bob could understand
more Of il than he could Speak
which is usually with any foreign
language. But ne laborcd at it,
not unpleaSantly, for most Of the
afternoon.
Listen LISA, we've stumbled
onto something bigger and stran-
ger than we could have hoped
for in our widest dreams" Bob
was beaming when he joined
Mary Melissa again. She had
waited near the chieftain's house.
Gould you understand him,
Bob? Did YOU learn much
PLENTY, IL wasn't all easy, for
him or me either. but we had a
great talk. These people ore not
Indians. I'm convinced of that.
! mean. not any tribes We know
or have record of. They may be
kin TO the Hopis and Zunis and
AcomaS, but they're a tribe of
their own, right enough.
"Why LISA honey, know what
that old chief told me? This is
the answer TO our main question.
This tribe is the remnant Of the
cliff dwellcrS"
Really. Bob"
"IcSSir, Centuries age. cvI-
IDENTIFY. the ancestors Of these viii
layers built Defiance castle, and