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I lt:i od down and then turned to .
help my little misess. bhe was verj-
ir.hirf". .-mtl I thought she. was gro-
ins: to faint. I don t blame her. the-
gceDi w;is so terrinie. l aerea prompt
ly. I reached tip and took her in my
arras and carried her as if she had
been a bahy. and. indeed, she was no
p-Kit harden for me. Her head drop
pl to my shoulder. I didn't know
Whether she had fainted or not. Her ;
eves were closed. 1 ran swiftly across
the indosure, descended the steps and j
without hesitation turned to the edge
of the cliff. I stopped there, cursing
in.rself for not having brought any wa
ter, but as 1 stopped she opened her
eyes.
"You are safe' said I gently. "The
horrors are all behind us. See. there
Is before you naught bat the beautiful
greenery of the island, and" ; . .
Au expression of gratitude came
icross her face.
Let us go down." she replied. "We
Bust never come p.ar here again."
"Please God. no." I repeated as we!
retraced cur steps down the cliff and
long the winding path. Mistress Lucy
pdnin.ir strength and color as we pass
ed out of sight of the hideous platform.
It was neressary to go back along
the path to the foot of the stairs. -There
were savannas here and there in the
ay where we rested and a lovely
brook of cool, delicious water,' where
we broke our fast, jthough it was 'not
yet noon, hut the openings all stopped
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Kiore they reached the foot of tne
tall which was almost hidden in vege
tation. I re in e inhered the paths which
had led off on either side from the
Itairs too. We followed one of them
tasiiv.
The wall to our left was dotted with
openings to caves, but none of them
teemed to fit the description we carried
fa our memories. The undergrowth
deepened and grew denser as. we pro
cessed, and finally I had to open a
aj wun my ax. The tangled masses
10011 gave way before my sturdyen
tfey, and we entered a little clearing
Which extended to the wall. There
rtove us were the three openings - be
neath the depression in the crest sure j
taough, the one in the middle being
Peater than the others, the entrance
su enougn to admit me, who am '
noh above the usual stature, -without
wcumng mv heart. It was elevated
half
ay up the surface of the cliff, :
fl apr roach to it "was by a pile of
"fles, lior lnirl with the nvflor nnrl rpsr-
Parity of Hia (Hnnt ctnir 'hilt an-
r'y plied together haphazard by
Pie unskilled to make, any other
fttt'ti Ml way of ascent. " ' ,
It
iis difficult enough for us- to
as it was. The heap , of stones
Wdently had not been mounted for
e?rs, ai:d the stones hadibrpken and
en away in many. places. - Indeed -I
in!0 rebuiId tne piie here arid there.
"hen after arduous labor I peered
"thin the cave I could see nothing
Jfit the blackness. When we left the
-P had taken a lantern and a few
I had brought the -lantern
the fli
PP-hI silently in. My lady, followed
"3 liflv'a l 1 nn.'
rS to be leftalone and ever, ready
"lace anv noHl In mv tMr9-n-V-ii?
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Being a True Account oi Certain
Strange ami Wonder-ul AJven
tures of Master John tiampdon.
Seaman, and Mistress Luc
Wiibcriorce, (jrenilevoman, I:
the Grsai South Seas.
SEND BRADY
Above the low entrance me rave.
wall rose to a height of perhaps twen-
ty feet, making a vast vaulted chamber j
with gothie suggestions about it, forj
the coral before it hardened had been'
built into curious shapes and fantastic;
figures. We didn't notice this so much
at first, for with a wild shriek, my
gentle companion suddenly caught my
arm and pointed downward
The floor, like that of the central
altar, was covered with human bones,
u grewsome sight for any one and cer
tainly for a woman, and made more
grewsome because of the dull lighting
of the cave. The bones were blea'ched
white also and had evidently been
there a long time. We couhl "scarcely
take a step without treading upon
them. I had all 1 could do to keep
my mistress from running back toward
the mouth and thence to the ground,
nnrl if- Tint until I had reassured
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T--vt Vci cViCk -trnnWl pnncont tn rn on
As we had been compelled to pass
on by our desire to get our bearings
before, so if we were to get the treas
ure we would have to suffer this now.
She summoned her courage and we
went on.
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-As our eves Decame acrusiouueu tui
the light, for. indeed, the candle lan
tern cast but a dim radiance over the
vast apartment, the entrance was so
small that little daylight came through, j
we saw the same kind of altar, built
of the same stones as on the hill,
though much smaller. Bones of hu
man beings, men, women and children,
I judged from the difference in sizes,
lay upon it. and there were heaps of
bones on the floor around it. It came
across me that it was another altar of
sacrifice and that the worshipers had
been also eaters of flesh cannibals!
Turning away from the altar to the
right we found the way clear, and,
with a sigh of relief. I drew Mistress
Lucy reluctantly on. She clung to me
and was so frightened that I finally
slipped my arm about her waist,
whereat she made no objection. She
has confessed since that she was in
deed greatly pleased and that it was
a comfort to her to feel the strength
and power of my grasp.
Holding the lantern before me, we
cautiously proceeded farther into the
aVG toward thelnner wall. The Cave
wau opened out into rooms apparently.
I didn't dare go any distance from the
ain entrance for fear that I should
lose my way. so I stopped, undecided
what to do, which opening to enter,
that is. N .
, "Oh. let's go back!'. begged my mis
tress. "There is no treasure here, I
am sure."
"Nay," I answered. With-yonr per
mission, Mistress Lucy, f intend to ex
plore further into x the matter Let's
see." I held the lantern high above
my head as I spoke. There above a
certain entrance I saw a rude Latin
cross. TiOok!" T continued. "Soine
one has been here. TIs the sign of the
cross!'
'Yes.'" she said, her hopes reviving
and her spirits, returning a little at the
si gh L , of that sacred . symbol uor our
faith; "Don't you .remember pri the
map marking the position of ; the cave
there" was a little crossY"
T 9tS6 there-1 -was r; I ':exclaimTid.; al-1
though the reading did not- mention itJ
?No, but 4t ia.thexe jieyertheless,
scarcely:; three -feet v higfy. but quite': ,
broad-randmade to go through. . ' ;.,
'PJvValll ' Sheseized me in great !;
alarm.'Tou can't -go there and leave
me here!" she criecD J -c
'Jjfl promiseyomthat I will not stir
ihree Xeet from the entrance if yon irijl
suffer me thatfajn I answered. v.f;v
"1 must cornel too, then,' she urged.'
-"MTTci11 eoa wfinf la f lioro flrcf- and t !
it Is safe you shall come with me." i f
answered. ' .
As I spoke crawled through and
found myself In another smaller cham
ber. There, beinjr no danger. I stretch-1
ed out m,vt h.nid to her and l.:oirliMnr
throuirh alter me. -Prom some distant
crevice the Mir l"mc to ns. We conld"
feel it blow upon ns. and it was sweet:
also 1 could h .:! writer
iv.hhlinir over j
rocks in the ci::--t:,5H ". 'r was a little
damp in the cave. p.vh;i'is because of
that There was little !i :rht, however,
save that cat lv the laniern. I could
not see the farther wall.
CHAPTCR XfV.
In Which We rinc! the Trsnsure and
Aru MttacUed.
'K not need to jr further
i:!'o tlic -avo. for there be-'
fore i:s lay a ntruber of
larue ot:ien loxes or liests. !
moldy aial .-nu-ient The boxes lud :
once been iron ytrappcl. hut the iron'
had rusted and the wood had rotted. I j
found. 1 sUvpcd over to one of them.'
lifted the lid. which crumbled at my !
touch, and there was the treasure iu-1
s;ots of jjold and silver!. Thousands of!
pounds lay to oar hands:
i-aiji.vi' h
of the parchment was net a romance:
the plunder of the ancient rail eon was
there. For my part I would gladly i
have exchanged h Jill for a stunt heat I
:.nd a clear passage through I he reef.
vi;!i a chanre for f roe: Lorn.
"Well, your frreat-jire.-u -.ureal -ra ml -father,
for how many generations hark
I know not. was ricrht." I said at last.
"The treasure a here and we have
found it. It is vours."
"Yes," she said, to whom the same
thought had come, "but now (hat we
have found It of what value or use
is it?"
"None." I admitted, "that I ran see."
"And what may be its value, think
"It would make good ballast for a
ship.' I answered lightly.
"But if we could take it hence to
England
"Millions I can only guess."
"I will give you one-half of it for
your share." she said, laughing softly.
"I want none of it," I returned seri
ously enough.
What possessed her to do it I know
not, and she since confessed she knows
not either. We stood there, looking
down upon the useless treasure, when
she turned to me on a sudden.
"Now that you have seen it are yon
still of the same mind." she said mis-
Thousands
of Pounds
Hands.
Lay to Our
chievously, "that you would give up
your portion of the treasure for me?"
"Great God!" I cried, moved beyond
measure by her imprudent remark and
thrown off my balance by her dare I
say coquetry, "I would give up the
world itself for yon. Don't you know
it?'.'
And 1 made a tep toward her, but
she put up her hand.
"Hush, hush, Master Hampdon!" she
cried, affrighted at the consequences of
her pleasantry, and 1 could swear she
turned .crimson in the candlelight.
" Tis not time or place now. Remem
ber that 1 am alone and that I am at
your mercy." '
"I shall never "forget that again." I
said grimly"." "This 'treasure removes
you further away from me than ever."
k "What mean yon T-
. "When you get -back- to. England and
take "your placeouce jppre among - your
friendsln that society torwhich yonr
birth': -entitleis 'iyou -and' "which ithl
.wealth wijl enable jou to siistain'
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And For Three S
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Any of Her HonseworL
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I also had dreadful pains in my Ixick
and sides and when one of thosevsikf
sinking spells would come on me, IJ
would have to give up and lis down,
until it wore off.
I was certainly in a dreadful si-!:; cl
health, when I finally decided to f
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