Show AM A tale ialo of the th people of thi 4 r T j A ROMANTIC NOVEL t 9 fly by BRIANT STRING IIAN t if s t if ropI rIght by b briant young FOURTH installment from corn lout lawt week I 1 continued thus thin I 1 know not how bow long tuy toy nan arms ached nott no my brain woke must ellve way before mind wid anil I 1 must needs need have to work off thil the spall hanging over tuc me A urge large pile of dirt I 1 tit did noti not strange it way sever abc nii m stop atop to u see skull balong tho heap working thus thui I 1 lud deuly felt felb a lurch ibo pick lands and to foul stir air assal assalley led we oia I 1 tried triad to lo run toward tho muth of the tunnel but kad gone oil only ay ft a ow filep steps when I 1 tumbled stumbled bled slid tell fell alien next I 1 opened my eyra eyes slid nud nheu I 1 gradually sra dually MOM 0 1 I toy apex fieldse the first clug thing to great tile me was tile lie smell I 1 of trying frying bacon slid and the next hing wu wits to ties nee forst font about mci me and about falit th mom will a dinall vair dalr or of in his blind w wa used uirt ili ill the wv wit sharpened sjur jur tools toola laros I 1 aroah eloa to sitting posture poi turc when forst turned and teeing me m mad ollow now do doyun Y ju fil fel f il el judging by this remark and to 0 o the feet that I 1 or of toy ray adventure in the I 1 thought something linbo been wrong ivring anti noi on oa my ulof him he h re fe plied to the that he anti and doze an had loell my coy empty bed bad atud suppo slag I 1 b bhai old gone ou out t for a i wal k had break breU fil fHt litt thinking I 1 would be ba buck back tho inetta wa wag oon doon reada alid hav alg waited vow pome time corllie for llie to show up tip but bat voi thill nothing of UP concluded something gitil me ilia mid id started to hunt for fir roo filid till were roving vainly about molt loiue light or of when suddenly wore alarmed by b a loud losing liquido alp isred to come from the dwinal and they were vory very much surprised ou on to it if to live BU a vapor lauia from ra in it they wera all at a gusij bi fur for a mi ii ilon to 10 this stratigo and were ahli i to ahot to do when they hoy board beard a 4 groin groan from the tunnel ne and then doze dize without stopping slopping to think of the klad luita I 1 tit td impetuously jut in mild soon returned dr egging me nod and from the effects of the th ali air As ai fort forst reached part or of the recital cital I 1 mall kieft lu in nip to turn tura around anti thack az for far hill heroldo lill kinic till hk life tu to tave save mine sT be ba a loss loaf much if I 1 a dome i 11 I 1 heard doze mutter but turning to borall I 1 asked him to continue he then stated how owing to our having tin no medicines medle loca on oil huud hand for melt an as a this wu wits at 44 a loss loas what to 10 lo ito in 0 o restore me MB to nil cheri find told him to lo kt got the bollo Tr nud pump kinie ioie irish tr ah air tub into me for two reasons oria ona ballig that I 1 was wa gand to lo live foe or t t would biot give up lifo when it IS held bold 0 aa o kroml to for my fill urt and tle other at kovl method used kiil to restore bolat fo lat I 1 had but br gotten for the tj time the b ft fact or of my tile he plok pick slid and lit in fack all con call decked with the tb cnora mora logt logs and when mv com paulin asked the rea fee ton ion of my being la in that and nd fur the port part of tha air in the funnel I 1 truthfully musi vercil that 1 I did not know we ive me our oar in ia llena allen tle anti and when atlant at last htwa it was we all regardless of ni duties duif or other affa irti started la in a rush for the tunnel tui ioel we round found the air wit now as aa puro pure as ui formerly mud as a there wan wait no alpar explanation of tilt tn ligo devout of ahe morning looming prepared for work y wat ooze doze had asked for tile die pick but one none belks knowing where it we could not mail fl ail it as we might we ware are wondering as to what had become of it aud were afraid lest lent some prowler prowlers arom from some one of tile the camps cainer halt had come up upend and jumped the claim but stid suddenly denly roy my thoughts to me I 1 told then them in fit a few word 4 s of my losing it alki all tile tha as I 1 remembered them but as I 1 did lot belsho H m garat of that fateful time it did not take ako lung long 0 otell tell forst had lod toward babin I 1 when I 1 began my recital but bilt when I 1 hd halt fairly Atar trod lie he halted balked calls caine back aud au When I 1 lima had flis labed lie he with bozo slid 1 I made a rush rub for the place where I 1 had lieen Nor kinc sure a small email iloilo lit III tha apparently solid wall apprised us u that was un ho he hall lime to so go I 1 warned dzu who as in ill th the e front run t to tuba be careful of nl the air ei caping from the ilia cavern if it was lout gitil li would tusk mat at it without herding we me did we not restrain him ill order to mice a doil doubly lily ure sure I 1 lighted IL fl fi gut which I 1 had been to pick up oil what we madu made the rush niah j and nod threw it in the flame burned beadily aen wea dUy dily anti and be log ing then well alint tile ihu foul air had recur horl we WB took our resper tive tools in III liand land mod cud begun began tit ti enlarge tbt the aperture to lu order to lo admit our bid bidlo biales les we worked in for tome time not airn avyn Atop long enough 10 0 o get a breath tf of air and tilt then when bilge bulge ooze doze who by reason ref tani of ilia bis superiority in ill aoh shoil last tel tell ito we a calet called d our lender leader toot it odou hiru himself self to lo explore it nt borot unit I 1 agreed and duaei Doie after afier stopping lup irefully lit in ligett a candle ft a id I 1 d bude bode UA follow him wis vb wert were i not 1111 slow io lit in following the theordor theonder order iud arid theli it inott wonderful greeted bur evord we appeared to be in tn filli linene bente cave fri I 1 could nut not attempt ft tempt to my may how bow large and when bhea the rays of the light atra thrown about u strange yel beautiful effect greeted ur ui the light appeared tu to be tn in a thousand golden colors colora from roin till nil sided and appeared igo BO ms sly thul that wu we could not ui account for thard la in the toast least we WB had stood thu for perhaps sow fifteen wrapped la in thor glit tach otie ap oil the nie meaning when doze bitile bade Us procton aud and to lo nd find the cau couo o of such tit we wa did aa wo were here told slid and step plug ping forward mud after walking pro ato bably ionic ur tor four 11 we sullenly sul denly brought up A solid vail rall so no far as we could judge it Is to be la in the hewl fio ws as lu lit the leod stopped back with such a cry of or fri fright glit I 1 could out nut tell 11 ml at seeing tile walls that dote I 1 impulsively recoiled when sufficiently recovered we all stepped up to got get a nearer center leivy and now berlly axa wi a ia I as the others bad been fur for al loging to the be walls walle were sulad anold gold and nd aboul the floor at the bottom of the ilia wall were vatious and implements or strange design and od formation mAtlou for of that metal who can joy shall I 1 call it a at this our sudden no 99 to wralph bealah fur for hsuch it was un w 11 could but aud ami look my fy head wits a thousand tight lights appeared dancing dA acIng before my eyes ye cagos reigning supreme iti preme in my naiad mind but without in the least hait the mesu lair of what the vatel would be tu to us ulo to me rural and doze will who appeared to tad take a more rational view of the whole matter carefully picked up out cue of the pr v boels find alii it fa ya tl while forst forat who was wai something 0 of f an all tried to the ditto date tile he exact time lime that this ills preble pre ble borle piece would revert to doze of on the contrary was giving lit in that cool mechanical matter mailer of fact way of his hla his idea lit ID regard to tho fula tIve worth of the different articles artic lei vOli which fol lie ho taw saw which I 1 night say I 1 am matul to no squall number As aa I 1 saw forst forat anti anil doze talking lit in such a calculating lubing man manner cantier tier and handling chwe lorec iou s articles arti plea ples as aa though they were hut but pottery of vid diable rel rellna loos and valued momentous momen 11 lues tots of a 1 aing ong past age my blood boiled but I 1 could do tio thIng more than and icare ire ul tit them lit in ita frenzy not with teal fur for their enafay a thought struck me which it seemed strange to we uie 1 I maduli thought of it before to the effect that was wt not noi I 1 th altu one ollie who discovered this mighty lichty Lu secret did I 1 not alij mine own owa hands unearth the ilia cavern that held ablo great wealth llad had it not bei u of for we uie would they limit have fouad it did not nit gouie forel foreign git subtle power direct mo me litre this and throw la in my MY grasp this hla immense rb fortune turie whal right had they to du it or pollute by daring tu to touch the iho gold that be gongli tu to nit mt they did it itlen y alit alti I see aeo them again as I 1 did than and now ow they ther are beside in BI and they have tome dowe hack back for foe their share chare but alicy cannot have it it IL III allitif ue CHAPTER CHAFFER V A I 1 stood in that vaa boat subterranean vault or ir grotto which I 1 ever aver it was waa my thoughts were verily lit ilia a turmoil I 1 whose would not hute have been under tile the who could tell tile tha amount of self gratification that welled up my brealie ull that I 1 was waa and lufi lel I 1 hat halo I 1 hall bud beba yet had I 1 the temerity t to efrer eralso tu tit fr for title I 1 and lit the tha light of subsequent events suit and la in the light of what then my mind ik U was waa more me iao the thou ever have even I 1 coni committed what right had ij 1 nu no nod god but that of if gold to ID offar to li kalin liu hut but eugui eu oui doze anti and forst still sill 1 cir carried ried on oil an animated convert allon and na its I 1 tood aboud sit an grand of overpowering rans awo awes lole oer in adalis I 1 saw hav it 41 a 1 its AS lu lit a adrean adre tn the gold stood out in greater pr afore b my beil mined eyes but I 1 heeded not iol i daiil t my diamint tl rein would be bb zet for or would I 1 not loot have the it of f croesus would not till all that I 1 meet bow down before nie with tile the power and lav this wealth give me f while yet wrapped iu in these daiy diy d dreuet I 1 was grouted by the ibo voice of fry doize who talking ni in a verv ordary ord nry k lone en tirley freu free front from bior anatolia said uld I cgue giue enough let us ill go there la Is work fir u us to do doi I 1 obeyed him I 1 nd all follow followed td in his 1115 kind form For tits issep ep t which soon noon brought us toi to tile the julier elite of the place after what I 1 should judko to hurt have bl buea en some three or four hindered hun dered yard tills bill slaw too loo wits as the other and decarla the ibe dafne strange pattern as seen even before greeted t us u on oil ever every y side bide still aad I 1 strangely a 3 thought of thing some of them etere studded with precious sti getting tired I 1 would ishi fain hive have re tired to thu the cabin again to speculate with ith tho the others ou on the be prospects eoa this fill s great discovery hold for us but they would tot root listen to my plea pleading dingo but cre trying to fathom the ibe meaning of duct a strang al rouye ej to i them hero I 1 would not be quieted however and at las after import tug lug them for some forst forat turned gibout nud nod said lit ill that thai dry quiet way jofh of hid why dont you go yourself are you afraid I 1 was wail onale on the point I 1 nf answering that thai bdate 1 dare I biot otga gj and leave all this my ucb such I 1 re girded it 11 wealth at their getcy but held ray my peace mild resolved I 1 should stay ly butil they ibey should bavi gone one they soon tired of their talk and baub up Z tri t n turned about abou and tand told in me they hey were ready to go co I 1 quickly led lad the way vity and had bad got eu nofria little in 14 adano AdIA 1208 of them when I 1 half over some aunie obstacle ohi obit acle I 1 was wa lot fur passing on OD thinking it only ouno of tie the bamo amb kind of article arl lules we wa had bad met with w itu but bat cha changed liged ray my mud aud stoop loo plug log quickly filter alter turning iffy com paulous were locking anti and eluding fludra they were not picked up fat appeared to be some kind of a agnail bag ba lis silly thrust ing inc it imeldi the he blouse blouke 1 I wor I 1 hastened toward taa attick place whence wg had enter entered td when we bad fairly reach fil th the e Y 13 I 1 tunnel munet proper gun agun a tt the llie kinle hla to tn the ahe plainly out in wit bold ri ra iler quickly BI as to the be leaving it id that encill don alon wu we decided that it was too iio do maust iced luring during two hours hourn of hard work to cover coverly it tl up with dirt aind rocks to almost little hide it 11 then alit n aisil burway our way to the cabalu cit lilu that but I 1 loitered behin dlo make inake sure there wt atre re nt n prowl prowler ii around und mild after satio we wre were alone I 1 then retired to a small dinall hillock bf be ethid tile the cabin a kind to nf bower which befog well veil protected from and away from rom the off ierg othe rii I 1 liked to it report to mij lit in instance betit bere lu in oriter to fully tile the contents of at the ibe little sock aalt tills this little bower I 1 have spoken of I 1 us being ruy luy awu private apart nual I 1 it ono one duy day while bui rilo weil it dinall deer in the und and bad foaud him eulas gird lit in tile meshes luei ihen of some borne kant viii lafi vii in a small archway between two hillo aud completely our aur I 1 by brush and had there and heu adoli ted it its as tny my sole property il 4 was lu this place that I 1 all my ebare vine mud ami plotting the com company of tile the others not brine being to lo my liking to their decided aversion to tue m I 1 Itta rilly re carefully I 1 drew the unknown asok et at out and looked long and nu loy holmly loly at it though I 1 knew not whether it contained it ft fortune or a polson poison it was w a dinall suck made of somi kind kindo of dried or weather ivr vine and I 1 interlaced and bov eu to in and about with battles of small bright Goi spada ads evidently made of differt ni colored clays or clays colored with A camall small knotted thong of tile the mak rial hi held it together ther and this I 1 opened the iho bak bag wy hand trembling in ill the height of ny expectancy what wan wait rn my chu cli urla gritt tand had on oil opening it il 0 o draw forth nothing but a small mall ugly hied kind of idol app boully of wo wood pulp anil chrome anti and in u thol the head brad or face where when the eyes should hava bava been were awall of prec luus aarnes I 1 ou on turning it over I 1 illge discovered some gome alfange characters ill a ly unfamiliar to lo me ilia fur I 1 will state that bat r was a oil the tbt subject of dead li a my oba ct belig lit in studying them hiem that lit in cuau case cu au t 1 might day in fit some manner fall a great be thus el air to lu read readia re adit it lung and did I 1 study tilla abi file MID but IM el I 1 was un oil the point of lyt ii to he 1 ground a nil nd grim ilig lucs or s be beath my beel lu lit der despair pair bet bell happening hill hai pe pening to lu graisa the ibe bag 1 cull ray my I 1 felt fell an other k sharp harp quickly dy alu daiil I 1 drow it and round found it squall flat B jiin with a hole capt d til fit cri arient ent form running through the middle of it II on oil the sides and fice face I 1 e descried ainne dinall figures which on |