Part 35 (2/2)

”Roger, I s”

”Don't like the look of things? Well, I guess not, Dave! How are we ever to get out?”

”I don't know”

”But we've got to get out somehoent on the senator's son, desperately

”We can't stay here forever”

”Not unless this place becomes our toer, with a shi+ver

”I don't intend the place shall be et out soo into that black hole behind us? Why, we may fall into a bottomless pit!”

”Not if we are careful”

”I don't want to take any ht low so that he could see where he was going and walked into the opening behind hierly, for he did not want to be left behind The opening proved to be a cave in thewere of alh, and they could not tell how far the cave extended or in what direction

”I a back to thea cry as before At first they fancied somebody answered the,” murmured the senator's son, and his face took on a look of deep anxiety ”Dave----” He stopped short

”What?”

”Nothing, only--do you really think the others were killed?”

”Let us hope not,” was Dave's grave reply

CHAPTER XXIII

LEFT IN THE DARK

The thought that their two co over of the sleigh filled Dave and Roger with fresh horror, and for several minutes neither of the youths spoke They listened for soh

”Perhaps we had better try to cliht of that, Roger But what if we slip e get out? Why, the bottom of the valley is quarter of a mile further down I don't want such a tumble, on top of the one we have already experienced”

”If we ever get out we'll have plenty of news to send home,” was the senator's son's coet out before we think of sending news”

They talked the th concluded to do a littleof the cave Dave turned up the pocket lantern as high as possible, and as he did this Roger took froht co up our supplies,”

explained the senator's son, ”so I brought it from the last house we stopped at Tie one end around your waist, Dave, and I will hold fast to the other end Then I'll walk behind you, and if you go into a hole----”