WNU SBERVICE DR — (Copyright by W. OG. Chapman.) AA AAAS AAS a aD AS AAS J J IF SN NN SR SW NW WN WN NN WL 0 0. 0, A 0” CHAPTER XVI—Continued oe] Gre The cave grew narrower; then, just when Lee thought that they had reached the end, It suddenly vAulted out and up into a large chamber, The roaring of the waterfall imme diately became accentuated as the sounds echoed from wall to wall. By the light of the candle they could now see what looked like a sheer drop into darkness Immediately in front of them. They drew back from the edge has- tily., But the next moment they per- ceived that what they had taken for a precipice was a river, inky black, a swift and perfectly soundless stream rushing through the cavern from side to side of the mountain. It emerged through a low tunnel in the rock and disappeared through an- other, barely two feet in height, upon the other side. they heard was not caused by this stream within the cave, but by some distant cataract, either beyond the mountain or deep within the bowels of the earth. There were evidences, in the shape of rusty pots and kettles, and disinte- grating tins strewn about the place, that this had been Pelly's head- quarters, while on the opposite side of the cavern there was a deep tunnel extending into a smaller cavern i scraped the emptiness, the surface eves, \ Starlight overhead, appearing be- tween high, precipitous walls, that seemed to scrape the sky, A narrow gorge, through which the current whirled him still more furiously. In the distance a line of white, the boll- ing of the torrent about the rocks of the falls. Involuntarily a great cry of anguish broke from Lee's throat. Agaln and again It broke forth, the spontaneous protest of the body against inevitable destruction, Upon the brink of the gorge, which had a tiny ledge of rock or undercliff beside the water, a beacon fire leaped into view, far .away. Silhouetted aginst It was the black figure of a man, Lee fancied that he shouted in answer, His head was growing clearer now, The gorge had become as narrow as a hall bedroom, and the rush of the roof—then touched only The current hurled him to again. He opened his It whirled Lee around and around like a ball, The line of white was coming nearer with awful rapidity. Lee saw the figure on the edge of it, tossing (ts arms as it in the of the indistinguishable roar the with And high of charred worked this part for gold. whole was piled wood and remains interior ashes logs. of Pelly’'s gold mine, inthway, who had been wandering apparently almlessly about the uttered a leaped toward the obscurity of the o wall, In another returned, dragging from Suddenly interior, shout moment with mouth posite had large sack, whose vellow particles exuded, As If unconscious of the presence down, and, 1.ee and Joyce, he kneeled by the The gitles disclosed a pit of gol 1d lunged his arms within 1.1 sithows, chuckli cord about sack’'s mouth, 1 . aust, g the ¢ There was a fortune th accumulation rs of nocturnal ble to estimate it, its man for life “Well, I'm gla De ISSESSOr 2 very you've got ir.” J = was thinking bitterly vee's loss, He turned away. stinect him around. The flash of flame spurted al most into his cry ring Rathwnay tol from his at Suddenly some In cansed face, through the cavern. had pulled a second clothes and fired at feet distance, Lee five or ix wall behind his instant Lee from the the ite At same saw L Great fallen rocks lined the banks Lee grasped at them as he was swept by, but him, al- ways the him Now he 1 ii ’ ty * { ie imbling centaract, they always eluded current 1 n th ink see med poised dpon the brink He Erasg od carried away i at Rathway. the puliing of the trigger. Lee had known antomatic was though It had not seemed necessary to warn Joyce. As le sprang the forward, Rathwnay Lee's forehead. foolishly upon Rathway's face, with fury, over him: arm, yellow with gold to strike again. lee leaned backward, overbalanced, fell into the stream. He Joyce run forward and grusp at him as he was swept past, saw Rathway grappling with her— then he was in the whirling current, and Joyce and Rathway and the cav- ern vanished as swiftly as a picture on the screen. Lee was only dimly conscious of whitt was happening to him, for his senses reeled under Rathway's blow, and it was only an intense effort of the will that enabled him to keep his fdce above the water, He had a vague consciousness that he was being whirled through the depths of the mountain In complete darkness. The rock roof swept his halr, and the rock walls on his two sides formed a sort of hydraulic tube against which the stream tossed and buffeted him, hurling him from side to side in its fury. And ever the stream grew swifter, and ever that ominous roaring sounded touder in his ears. : The river was carrying him towar some subterranean waterfall, Half conscious, Lee visualized death among the grinding rocks—death In that viscous blackness that go ray of sun- light had ever illuminated, He knew In a dim way that this was t'e end, and resistance being impos. #'le, resigned himself to the rush of the waters, gasping In q few mouth- tuls of alr whenever it was possible, The tunnel was growing still nar. rower, and now the roaring sounded in his ears like thunder. The rock roof pra to the water, Lee drew In one last breath. He went under. He flung up his arms, and his fingers ing down Lew upon dropped knees: he saw con- viiised WAYS raised saw it. v wiised cacy # 11 hecking him. He seemed to float still . $ in the current, which be » reiched out about to the ited rock, found it, cl reac 1 ine 3 T'ID up one arm ! 1 ff. veloped ir t FF L0 is of i 1.eboent Lee could He Comp! » felt himself being slowly a gigantic fish, toward the tr : : swri+ was one instant when re the current seemed to be f @ slowly the great shoulders swung back, and Lee grasped the rocky ledge through the folds of the net. Hae, felt himself raised to the rock rim, felt Leboeuf's arms about him, and col- lapsed Into unconsciousness, CHAPTER XVII Rathway Takes Thought of His Spoils Rathwgy laughed like a hyena as he saw Lee disappear In the swift waters of the torrent. He spun about and struck the pistol from Joyce's hands, pulled the girl to him, and crushed her brutally against his breast, And Joyce, overcome by this cli max of the night's work, suddenly re- laxed in his arms and fainted, Rathway laid her down on the sand and looked at her In perplexity. He discovered that he was some what in the same situation as the fox with the sack of corn and the goose, If he carried the girl through the tunnel and left her while he went back for the gold she might escape him, On the other hand, If he left her In the cave while he carried the gold away, she might fling herself Into the stream In her despair. And some one might take the gold. The only thing for Rathway to do was to remove the gold and the girl simultaneously, He carried the bag of gold to the cave's mouth, but In wus terrific. He reconciled himself to his labors, however, by the reflec- tion that the bag contained a fortune, Then, returning to Joyce, he carried her to the bag and set her down be- side It, remained unconscious, or he have been impossibly handicapped in his maneuvers. Cursing and gling, first with the bag and then with the girl, Rathway at last got them to the rock at the foot of the tunnel which Lee had so Indiscreetly pointed out to him. Then arose lem of all. would have the most diffienlt prob. Either the girl or the gold to be left on the upper for the other. And during his absence —~Rathway shuddered at the thought ing off with the treasure, He was not convinced in hig mind that his aldes had not followed him. Rathway chose to the gold in safety. It was the greater of his two passions. Ga'lering Joyce In his he essayed the ascent of the leave arms, cliff knew afterward, It only the spur of triump® nim to accomplish He to hold on with both hands while grip ping the girl with of his nrms, At reach he hardly feat which the insides length, however, he did succeed nz tunnel’'s mouth, imself nnd rough The the rock ladder was trifling In com the drag- through, ufter him ascent parison He looked at Jovee Khe was i ondition Breathing an of profound unconscious unvoleed gods controlled auld not awake, between the sione, and w hoisting the heavy the cliff, bag required less ¢ of strength *unned, stone ahove He tO wel § 3 his face dawn. He mu that hideous irrying the bag and the girl he pushed on toward the 1#¢. He wakened his aides with a They game staggering drink and half asleep “Start up the engine, Kramer,” he “We'll have to on our daylight. Gimme a drink!” He gulped down half a bottle of his The reaction after his In the possession of the triumph of that ut he was anxious revithe He It was <t from from have on taek ont, be gold, the supreme At Siston lake, which was be In his own retreat. He the and Rathway fussed and while Kramer, the mechanic, was repairing It. The packs were got together, the engine overhauled Rathway placed the bag of gold dust in the middle of the boat, and car ried Joyee to It. He laid her down, and they pushed off, Joyce had fallen into a profound sleep of exhaustion. She began to stir, stretched out her arms. “Loe, dear,” she murmured, She opened her eyes and looked Into Rathway's vulpine face, She screamed. She struggled. She remembered, She fought like a mad woman, and Rathway was forced to call for a rope. He tled her ankles together and fastened her arms to her sides. He passed the rope around one of the clents. In spite of her bonds she struggled so that It was all Rathway could do to keep her from tilting the boat over, She screamed continually and tried to throw herself over the side. At last she stopped, however, und lay still from exhaustion, She never renewed her struggles. She lay In the bottom of the bot with her eyes closed, drawing in convulsive breaths. Despite hig triumph and his anticipa- tions, Rathway was afraid of her. He wondered what was going on !nside her mind, It was about noon when reached the promontory, Rathway, preceded by Pierre and Shorty with the gold-<he would not leave it In the motor boat——earried the girl across the neck of land to an Iso- inated hut about three hundred yards away, following na secret passage among the reeds. He laid her down upon the camp bed, Joyce lay rigid, looking at him with dilated pupils, and still drawing In those shuddering breaths, Rathway went out with a engine, fumed they dh of reilef; he was still more afrald of her in that condition, Another person he feared was Es- telle, and It was with relief he learned that she wns not at the promontory. Estelle hand odd ways of wandering nlone about the country. Rathway was glad of this temporary respite Golng to. the stables, a shanty with two stalls by, where he kept two horses and fodder for use in un- expected emergency, he saw that one of the animals was missing. No doubt Estelle had gone out riding, Estelle's personality was a stronger one than Rathway’s. He could never cow her by violence, ps he cowed his men; on the contrary, he feared her lashing tongue when she was aroused. He had Plerre, Shorty, and over the gold. and he knew that he would have short shrift If once his men suspected that he was unable to keep It against them, or if they trusted other to combine against him. why he had close seen each was men at the the other them, ty Rix ane There were promontory, of left her, her hands folded In her lap. Fear of Her sprang up in him again, and with the fear unreasoning fury. Hate and Jove left hlin neutral for the moment, so strongly they contested within him. The girl did not turn her head, and he steered a wide course of the bed, edging sldewlse toward the sack of gold dust. Picking it up, he made his way quickly outside, With a great effort he managed to holst it upon his back, and, staggering along, al- most bent double by his burden, he made his way among the reeds until he reached the shore of the lake, a few yards from where the motor boat lay beached at the end of the broken parapet He laid the bag down In the swamp growth, He felt more at case now, No one would think of looking for it Rathway set He about talking he he but that gold would night, knew the they at he paced the track, the gold, now over lay sllent on the und that who her lips Joyee bed, awful com- ook YOR, He and cut There was no she could not up that har eyes He whisky went to her side her ; him. Joyce lookin: at him In He not face helpless hefore her nl night and “Come, dearle,” he that meant know everything of for “Murderer! sat terrible He needed way could fel Hes in n volre “you began was to he pacable, I've done has love you Rathway y trembled He had fare thought she seemed her outstretehes to finger have her at his mer Borg vgn sles ’ te hers still Carven wns peginning to he uld share Why couldn't was that d--d she 1 Ander Id she be thinking with Ler How long w Weeks, His suspicions o him, abusing unheard cleaned, engine drum of gasoline placed in motor boat He sent food The men grumbled and their work sullenly saw looks them, as they had He be against Es son! » and d he raged all his men, and He son lashed an them of tasks had boats ing the the over some to Joyce went about Rathway fancied between secret understanding they were conspiring And where the devil was he Pass if him, telle? In spite of the hate that he now felt for her, he turned to her In his thoughts in time of difficulty. Cusse woman! She was getting strong a hold on him! He must send her packing. His desire for Joyce was a constant goad to him. But he was still afraid of her, He must give her time to weaken, It was not dark enough. And he had not drunk enough, At nightfall the Snen began a ca rousal, gathering in a hollow between the huts, protected by a skin roof and sides, but open in front, where a huge fire was kindled. Usually Rathway kept liquor from them, except when on long journeys and for the weekly de bauch which he permitted, but now they were openly defying his rigid rule. The possession of the gold had disintegrated everything. For Rathway, too. He cared no longer. The drunker his followers became, the better for the plans that were condensing in his mind As he passed, one of the men de fiantly held up a bottle, an act that would have brought swift physical re. tribution under other circumstances. A man at his side dashed it out of his hand, whispering In his ear. The bottle smashed, and the spirit ran out on the ground. Rathway affected not to notice the Incident, Another man, staggering out of a hut, lurched past him with a mum- bled gibe. Rathway affected not to notice that either. Let the fools weave thelr halter! He went Into his own hut and gwal™ lowed a cupful of whisky, It helped to steady his nerves. He crossed the neck and made his way to the hut where Joyce was. It wns nearly dark now, and through the darkness he could see her sitting whore he had $ the toon Swamp Growth, into the patter of only a he @ gram « he hont, saw that WF anced t} had ordered chuckled, Joyce and Estelle away ! «¢ iny iinute’s start Was Then he was safe. He ro Misquash In have not Best IL cou favorably Estelle’'s absence But then, through ight, Rathway him the { Estelle the path SAW in toward along throug! he reeds And a fury is breast at the sight of her Why { tolerated this woman so long mean WHE I of resentment rose in had ifter never hated her more, he she | hind ceased to There . he advanced to mest CHAPTER XVIII ‘Lee Is ny any urder Tool It was dawn in the gorge when Les opened his eyes. At first his {| ries were confused so that he carry them no further forward the moment when he turned from the log house, leaving with Rathway. He had meant to kill him then-—and here he must have fallen asleep In the forest, for it was daylight. And had been all night in Rath way's power! Murder filled his heart; and again everything else was blotted out of his mind but the insensate desire fo slay, a primal instinct that swamped every other part of the man's being. He started up. But-—this was not the forest! He was amazed to see the walls of the gorge on elther side of him, dwindling away in the dis stance Into open country, with a vista of trees beyond, and splashes of sun. shine, interspersed with long waves of shadow, showing that the sun had already risen. Almost immediately beneath the ledge on which he lay was a cataract, but not deep—a roaring stream of water rushing among the rocks, And not far away was old Leboeuf, placidly frying bacon In a skillet over a wood fire, Then all the events of the night flashed Into Lee's mind, He uttered a ory, got on his legs “Leboeuf I" At Lee's cry the old Indian turned and came toward him, the skillet in his hand. “Monsieur?” “We must go back. Joyce—" And Ye began to tell the old man of the svents of the night, that Juyee and he were married-<but it was all Inco. herent, and he was not sure that he succeeded In making Leboeut under stand, memo could than awns Joyce Joyce (TO BR CONTINUED.) HOW TO KEEP WELL sme DR. FREDERICK R. GREEN Editor of "HEALTH" (E35, 1925, Western Newspaper Union.) UNNECESSARY NOISES boulevard this at the The po OMING down the morning, I was stopped street crossing by a parade. lice, of course, halted the traffic on both sides of the crossing. In a few minutes, a long line of autos, trucks and busses were standing on each of the cross streets, The procession was a short one and did not require more than eight or ten minutes to pass. But even this short delay was too much of a strain on the nerves of the automobile drivers. Some them began honking thelr horns and, at once, like a lot of frogs in a pond, every driver turned loose his gyren. The result was that for five minutes, every one within hearing had his nerves tortured with an infernal, ear-splitting and entirely unnecessary racket, One can understand, even though he may not entirely sympathize with or enjoy, the noise made by a small boy who urges a stick along a picket fence or lets off cannon crackers under one’s window, This is simply the irressist- ible Impulse of the average boy to make 8 noise. But why did two or three hundred grown and supposedly sensible men keep up this awful and unnecessary din for full five minytes? Did they think it would shorten the procession or make it go faster? Not one of the cars could move untll the way was clear, and the police were certainly not going to allow them to proceed until the parade had passed. What possible good did it do any of them to keep their horns going? There were probably two ressons: irst was the nervous inability to and ] for a few end the other was the nerv- h driver to do some- Cer of the sit still keep quiet ous impulse of sp © show his displeasure. he stopped for a making a noise did any think, would have believed heard continued is noises are just are too-bright » 1s » 00 oy 1 oad or continued as as men- al exert Loises rgy, but ti n n liess stra CERSATryY of ene also a We noise In present-day life In the city, of street waste are ey nee on the nerves, we avoided CAS, £8, in the coun- You or dog. or put all the roosters. Every locality has its few Don't your nal life OWN necessary noise exceptions, they add to the wear- others’ any that a 2% £388 8 are enoug own BN waking Ae anag-teatr nerves an Are unns VACATION PRECAUTIONS as warm weather comes for kind of a vacation. The vacation habit is growing every year, and rightly. No matter what one’s interesting, or 8Oile it, the mind and the body need and should have a few days or a few weeks of change. Probably the automoblie more to develop the among American people other one thing. means a change of location quires some kind of is doing vacation habit than any A vacation always This re transportation, for a few days, without having to buy railroad tickets or to engage rooms at a hotel. In the car or on the run- ning board can be packed tents, beds, provisions, cooking utensils, guns, fish- ing tackle and all the other things needed for a few days of outdoor life. Most people going on such a trip need no advice as to clothing, bedding or food. Their own desire for comfort will lead them to look after these things. But few think seriously about protecting their health. Living outdoors, there Is not as much lability to colds or other respir atory diseases as at home, The per centage of accidents is probably not as great as in driving at home. The principal dangers on a summer camp- ing trip are from bad water and waste. Water Is, of course, a dally, almost hourly necessity. You are used to get- ting your water from your own well or hydrant. But you can't take them along with you. You must use such water as you can get. On short trips you can take a suffi. clent amount of pure water with you. Otherwise, unless you know where It comes from and know that it is pure, the only safe rule Is to boil the water. It is not safe to use unbolled water from any spring, well, brook or creek along the way. It may look clear and clean, it may be cold and refreshing and tasté fine, but It may also be full of typhoid germs. The more thickly settled the country the greater the danger. Much of our typhoid today is sum- mer or vacation typhoid. What shall it profit a man to take two weeks away from his business to get rested and then take six weeks from his busi. fess to get over an attack of typhoid? For any water that you are not sure of there is only one safe rule boll i}
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